12th Maine Regiment in Louisiana


Horatio Jose on ordnance paperwork, Portland, 1865

Horatio Jose on ordnance paperwork, Portland, 1865
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Maine Historical Society

After writing to Shepley, Jose wrote a more official report about the 1861 ordnance receipt.

Jose wrote that "invoices and vouchers of ordnance stores were all lost or destroyed by the enemy with all the regimental books & papers at 'Bayou Boeuf.'"

Military success or failure aside, the offices in Washington wanted to ensure that all supplies were accounted for and properly used.

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