Pvt. John Sheahan on war losses, 1863
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Pvt. John Sheahan of the 1st Maine Cavalry wrote to his father, John, in Dennysville about the "glorious" work of the army over the summer. "Many a brave boy has fallen but this must be," he wrote. "some must be victims. but I have been preserved in a wonderful manner."
He also wrote that he pitied someone who had been drafted because conscripts were "treated like dogs more than like men."
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- Title: Pvt. John Sheahan on war losses, 1863
- Creator: Sheahan, John Parris
- Creation Date: 1863-09-07
- Subject Date: 1863
- Town: Sulphur Springs
- State: VA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 20.2 x 12.4
- Local Code: Coll. 184, Box 1/6
- Object Type: Text
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Maine Historical Society
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(207) 774-1822
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LC Subject Headings
United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 6th (1861-1864)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Manuscripts
Letters
Sheahan, John Parris--Correspondence
United States. Army. Maine Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)
Soldiers--Maine
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