Volunteer enlistment form, Portland, 1862
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Grenville F. Sparrow, age 25, of Portland enlisted in Co. B of the 17th Regiment Maine Infantry Volunteers as a private on July 24, 1862. A few weeks later, he was promoted to sergeant and, by the time he left the service, he was a captain.
Sparrow's enlistment form shows that he worked as a clerk at the time of his enlistment and that he had blue eyes and dark hair.
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- Title: Volunteer enlistment form, Portland, 1862
- Creation Date: 1862-07-24
- Town: Portland
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 25 x 20
- Local Code: Coll. 2293, Scrapbook 3
- Collection: Grenville Sparrow
- Object Type: Text
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LC Subject Headings
Sparrow, Granville Fontaine, 1837-1907
Recruiting and enlistment
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Military service, Voluntary
Soldiers--Maine
United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 17th (1861-1865)
United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
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Maine Infantry, 17th Regiment (1861-1865)
Red Diamond Regiment
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