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Item 76619
Title: Gen. Shepley appeal to Maj. Gen. Ord, Virginia, 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1865
Location: Norfolk
Media: Ink on paper
Item 5863
Title: U.S. Route 1, South Portland, 1980
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1980-12-24
Location: South Portland
Media: Photograph
Item 46077
Title: Medric, Colson Boat Shop, Lubec, ca. 1970
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society
Date: circa 1970
Location: Lubec
Media: Photograph
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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.