Gen. Shepley on military guard, New Orleans, 1862

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Brig. Gen. George F. Shepley, military governor of Louisiana, wrote to Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks, who had recently replaced Gen. Benjamin Butler as commander of the Union District of the Gulf, to explain how many soldiers were under his control and serving as military guards.

"Desirous to dispense with the service of every soldier not absolutely in dispensable for the transaction of the public business," Shepley wrote, he had only five such guards.

Shepley, a native of Maine had been the U.S. attorney for the District of Maine before the war. He enlisted in the 12th Maine Regiment as a colonel and soon was promoted to commander of the 3rd Brigade, then military commandant of New Orleans.

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  • Title: Gen. Shepley on military guard, New Orleans, 1862
  • Creator: George F. Shepley
  • Creation Date: 1862-12-20
  • Subject Date: 1862-12-20
  • Location: New Orleans, LA
  • Media: Ink on paper
  • Dimensions: 24.7 cm x 20 cm
  • Local Code: Coll. 117, Box 2/9
  • Collection: George Foster Shepley papers
  • Object Type: Text

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