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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
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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.