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Grenville F. Sparrow of Portland was appointed sergeant of Co. A of the 17th Regiment Maine Volunteers in August 1862.
An enlistment form from July 1862 showed him enlisting in the regiment as second lieutenant.
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About This Item
- Title: Grenville Sparrow appointment, Portland, 1862
- Creation Date: 1862-08-01
- Subject Date: 1862-08-01
- Town: Portland
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 23.4 cm x 35 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 2293, Scrapbook 3
- Collection: Capt. Granville F. Sparrow Civil War collection
- Object Type: Text
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x219
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- Military service, Voluntary
- Recruiting and enlistment
- Soldiers--Maine
- Sparrow, Granville Fontaine, 1837-1907
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 17th (1861-1865)
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