Lt. John Sheahan on intent to escape, South Carolina, 1864
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Maine Historical Society
On Oct. 25, 1864, Sheahan wrote an affidavit stating his intention to escape from Camp Sorgum. He and several others did escape.
Sheahan's brother William, a sergeant in Co. F of the 6th Maine, had been killed at Rappahannock Station on November 7, 1863.
Two other brothers, Edmund and Henry, served in the 31st Maine and survived the war.
After the war, Sheahan became a physician and dentist and practiced in Washington County.
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