Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Writing to his father in Dennysville, Pvt. John P. Sheahan of the 1st Maine Cavalry, noted that he had not "yet given up on the idea of an education."
Sheahan hoped to get a commission as a 2nd lieutenant in order to have enough money to "study for a long time."
He also discussed having never had a drink of alcohol while in the army -- something he viewed as a singular achievement for a soldier.
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About This Item
- Title: Pvt. John P. Sheahan on desire for education, Washington, 1863
- Creator: John Parris Sheahan
- Creation Date: 1863-10-31
- Subject Date: 1983
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Locations:
- Dennysville, Washington County, ME
- Washington, DC
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 20.3 cm x 12.6 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 184, Box 1/6
- Collection: John Parris Sheahan papers
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Letters
- Military life
- Sheahan, John Parris--Correspondence
- Soldiers--Maine
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
- United States. Army. Maine Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865). Company K
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