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Description
This is a slant-top field desk with "T.J. Libby 12th Maine U.S.A." stenciled on the front.
Thomas Jason Libby was 22 when he enlisted as a private in Co. C of the 12th Maine Infantry on Dec. 25, 1861. The 12th Maine served primarily in the Department of the Gulf in Louisiana.
About This Item
- Title: T.J. Libby 12th Maine Regiment desk, ca. 1861
- Creation Date: circa 1861
- Subject Date: circa 1861
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Locations:
- New Orleans, LA
- Prouts Neck, Scarborough, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Wood, paint, metal hinges
- Dimensions: 80 cm x 65 cm x 48 cm
- Local Code: 1999.41.1
- Object Type: Physical Object
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- Desks--Maine
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- Furniture
- Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 12th (1861-1864)
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