Contributed by Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum
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Description
In the fall of 1861, Black Hawk Putnam of Houlton raised Co. E of the 1st Maine Cavalry Regiment. He was mustered in as a captain on October 31, 1861.
Injured at Middletown, Virginia, in May 1862, Putnam served as a recruiter from July 30 to Sept. 25, 1862. He resigned from the service and was honorably discharged on Feb. 19, 1863.
About This Item
- Title: Captain Black Hawk Putnam, Houlton, ca. 1861
- Creation Date: circa 1861
- Subject Date: circa 1861
- Location: Houlton, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 18 cm x 12 cm
- Object Type: Image
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