Person/Organization: Sparrow, Granville F.
Item 4264
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Media: Tin, wood
Item 4269
Captain Granville F. Sparrow coat, ca. 1864
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Media: Wool, cotton, brass
Exhibit
Capt. Grenville F. Sparrow, 17th Maine
Grenville F. Sparrow of Portland was 25 when he answered Lincoln's call for more troops to fight the Confederates. He enlisted in Co. A of Maine's 17th Volunteer Infantry regiment. He fought in 30 battles between 1862 and the war's end in 1865.
