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Item 66028
Title: Alonzo Garcelon to Israel Washburn on regimental surgeons, 1861
Contributed by: Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library
Date: 1861-04-24
Location: Lewiston
Media: Ink on paper
Item 70236
Title: Dr. Gale on deceased soldier, New Orleans, 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1862-05-16
Location: New Orleans
Media: Ink on paper
Item 65149
Title: Gov. Cony letter about hospital conditions, Augusta, 1864
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1864-10-25
Location: Augusta; Pensacola; New Orleans; New York; Ridge
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.
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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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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.