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In a letter to Mr. Pushaw of Pittsfield, Maine's Adjutant General, J.L. Hodsdon, requested information about which regiments the men from Pittsfield were serving in, to meet Pittsfield's enlistment quota during the Civil War. Hodson indicated that enlistment papers were sent to the town's selectmen.
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- Title: Letter regarding Pittsfield's Civil War enlistment quotas, Augusta, 1862
- Creator: J. L. Hodsdon
- Creation Date: 1862-09-03
- Subject Date: 1862-09-03
- Location: Augusta, Kennebec County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 12.5 cm x 25.0 cm
- Object Type: Text
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- Soldiers--Maine
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Pittsfield (Me.)--History--Civil War, 1862-1865--Recruiting and enlistment
- Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Recruiting and enlistment
- United States--History--Civil War, 1862-1865--Recruiting and enlistment
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