Grenville Sparrow promotion, Virginia, 1862
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Grenville Sparrow of Portland, who had enlisted in the U.S. Army's 17th Maine Volunteers in the summer of 1862, was promoted to first sergeant of Company A in December 1862 at Camp Pitcher, Virginia.
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- Title: Grenville Sparrow promotion, Virginia, 1862
- Creation Date: 1862-12-21
- Subject Date: 1862-12-21
- State: VA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 35
- Local Code: Coll. 2293, Scrapbook 3
- Collection: Grenville Sparrow
- Object Type: Text
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Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
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LC Subject Headings
Military service, Voluntary
Military promotion
United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 17th (1861-1865)
Sparrow, Granville Fontaine, 1837-1907
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States. Army--Promotions
Soldiers--Maine
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Other Keywords
Maine Infantry, 17th Regiment (1861-1865)
Red Diamond Regiment
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