Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Pvt. John Parris Sheahan of Co. K of the 1st Maine Cavalry wrote to his father in Dennysville that his regiment was changing locations. They had spent the winter near Fredericksburg and near the 6th Maine, in which is brother William was a soldier.
Sheahan began a sentence, "If you never get another letter from me," and then gave his father directions for dealing with letters from "Miss Hill." Sheahan wrote, "She has caused me to be a better man & a braver soldier and a more obedient son..."
He uncharacteristically signed his letter "Adieu for a while."
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About This Item
- Title: Pvt. John P. Sheahan on unknown future, Virginia, 1863
- Creator: John Parris Sheahan
- Creation Date: 1863-04-19
- Subject Date: 1863
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Locations:
- Dennysville, Washington County, ME
- VA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 12.7 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 184, Box 1/4
- Collection: John Parris Sheahan papers
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- United States. Army. Maine Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865). Company K
- Letters
- Sheahan, John Parris--Correspondence
- Soldiers--Maine
- Military life
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
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(207) 774-1822 x230
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