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Item 7326
Title: Letter concerning military provisions and garrison contingents, Kittery, 1695
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1695-02-14
Location: Kittery
Media: Ink on paper
Item 66031
Title: Order for medical supplies for more regiments, Augusta, 1861
Contributed by: Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library
Date: 1861-06-19
Media: Ink on paper
Item 5223
Title: Civil war equipment and supplies
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Media: Card 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.
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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.
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Britain was especially interested in occupying Maine during the Colonial era to take advantage of the timber resources. The tall, straight, old growth white pines were perfect for ships' masts to help supply the growing Royal Navy.