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Brig. Gen. George F. Shepley, military governor of Louisiana, wrote to Major G. C. Strong to ask if Pvt. Henry Brown of Co. G. of the 14th Maine Regiment had been reported as killed in Baton Rouge.

Strong responded, "He is so reported."

This was found to not be true, however. Brown, of Buckfield, was 19 when he enlisted in Co. G of the 14th Maine on Dec. 12, 1861. The regiment got to Ship Island, Mississippi, on March 8, 1862. In 1862 he was listed as missing. In 1864 he re-enlisted in LA but was later injured and mustered out Jan. 13, 1865.

Shepley, a Portland lawyer before the war, was commander of the 13th Maine Volunteers before becoming commander of the 3rd Brigade, then military commandant of New Orleans, and military governor of Louisiana.

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About This Item

• Title: Gen. Shepley inquiry about soldier, New Orleans, 1862
• Creator: George F. Shepley
• Creation Date: 1862-09-20
• Subject Date: 1862
• Locations:
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • New Orleans, LA
• Media: Ink on paper
• Dimensions: 20.4 cm x 13.7 cm
• Local Code: Coll. 117, Box 2/1
• Collection: George Foster Shepley papers
• Object Type: Text

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Standardized Subject Headings

• Dead persons--Louisiana--Baton Rouge
• Missing persons
• Soldiers--Louisiana
• United States--Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
• United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 14th (1861-1865)

People

• Brown, Henry
• Shepley, George F.
• Strong, G. C.

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Maine Historical Society
485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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