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Keywords: Maine 12th
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Item 5449
Title: George H. Libby and Jesse B. Allen, 1861
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1861
Media: Black and white photograph, colored
Item 5517
Title: T.J. Libby 12th Maine Regiment desk
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1861
Location: New Orleans; Scarborough
Media: wood, paint, metal hinges
Item 14678
Title: Jesse B. Allen, Portland, ca. 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1865
Location: Portland
Media: Photographic print
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The 12th Maine Regiment, organized in November 1861 for three years, served primarily in New Orleans.
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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.
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The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families
The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village
The history of a small western Maine community north of Farmington as told by a team consisting of Strong Historical Society, Strong Elementary School, and Strong Public Library. Exhibit topics include Strong's prominence in the wood products industry (it was once the "Toothpick Capital of the World"), the "Bridge that Changed the Map," schools and educational history, clubs and organizations, "Fly Rod" Crosby, the first Maine guide, and a rich student section related to the Civil War and post-Civil War era in the town.