Person/Organization: Preble, George Henry
Item 12110
George Henry Preble, Portland, 1878
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1878-12-25 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 74388
George Henry Preble plea for reinstatement, Mobile, AL, 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Mobile Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
George Henry Preble of Portland, nephew of Edward Preble who was known as the father of the U.S. Navy, temporarily lost his command during the Civil War when he was charged with failing to stop a Confederate ship from getting through the Union blockade at Mobile.
