John P. Sheahan to father on recent visit, Warrenton, Va., 1864
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John P. Sheahan of Dennysville, a private in the 1st Maine Cavalry, Co. K, wrote to his father about the new winter camp the regiment had set up.
John Sheahan Sr. had just been in the Washington, D.C., area and visited his son. The elder Sheahan made the trip from Maine to take home the body of a younger son, William, who was killed at Rappahannock Station on November 7, 1863.
William Sheahan was a corporal in Co. F of the 6th Maine Infantry.
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- Title: John P. Sheahan to father on recent visit, Warrenton, Va., 1864
- Creator: Sheahan, John Parris
- Creation Date: 1864-01-11
- Subject Date: 1864
- Town: Warrenton
- State: VA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 19.8 x 12.8
- Local Code: Coll. 184, Box 1/8
- Object Type: Text
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LC Subject Headings
United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 6th (1861-1864)
United States. Army. Maine Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)
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United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Sheahan, John Parris--Correspondence
Sheahan, William--Death and burial
Soldiers--Maine
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