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Granville Sparrow (1838-1907) of Portland was named captain of Company B, 17th Maine Infantry in 1864. He joined the regiment in the summer of 1862.

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About This Item

• Title: Granville Sparrow, ca. 1864
• Creation Date: circa 1864
• Subject Date: circa 1864
• Location: USA
• Media: photographic print
• Dimensions: 2.4 cm x 1.9 cm
• Local Code: Coll. 2293, Scrapbook 3
• Collection: Capt. Granville F. Sparrow Civil War collection
• Object Type: Image

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Standardized Subject Headings

• Military service, Voluntary
• Soldiers--Maine
• Sparrow, Granville Fontaine, 1837-1907--Portrait photographs
• Tintype
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 17th (1861-1865)

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• Sparrow, Granville F.

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• Maine Infantry, 17th Regiment (1861-1865)
• Red Diamond Regiment

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