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Item 66034
Title: Nathaniel French to Alonzo Garcelon on Portland hospital, 1862
Contributed by: Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library
Date: 1862-02-05
Location: Portland
Media: Ink on paper
Item 75058
Title: Military governor staff list, New Orleans, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1863-02-28
Location: New Orleans
Media: Ink on paper
Item 1329
Title: Pay voucher for the expenses of the ship the Albany
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1779-12-10
Media: Ink on paper
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Surgeon General Alonzo Garcelon
Alonzo Garcelon of Lewiston was a physician, politician, businessman, and civic leader when he became Maine's surgeon general during the Civil War, responsible for ensuring regiments had surgeons, for setting up a regimental hospital in Portland, and generally concerned with the well-being of Maine soldiers.
Exhibit
This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War
For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.