Soldier's request for shoes, stockings, 1864
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Francis Sabine of Eastport was 30 when he enlisted as a corporal in Co. K of the 6th Infantry Regiment on July 15, 1861. Sabine is listed as deserting from the regiment on January 14, 1863.
On February 2, 1864, Sabine wrote to the Maine Agency Sanitary Commission asking for a pair of shoes, two pairs of stockings and a pair of drawers. The letter was sent from the Central Guard House.
Sabine was listed in the 1860 census as living with his parents and working as a seaman.
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- Title: Soldier's request for shoes, stockings, 1864
- Creator: Sabine, Francis E.
- Creation Date: 1864-02-02
- Subject Date: 1864
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 25.2 x 19.8
- Local Code: Coll. 1533, Box 1/3
- Collection: Maine Agency Sanitary Commission
- Object Type: Text
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LC Subject Headings
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons
Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Maine Agency Sanitary Commission
United States Sanitary Commission
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Civilian relief
Relief (Aid)
Soldiers--Maine
United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 6th (1861-1864)
Military deserters
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Desertions
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