Keywords: 17th Maine Infantry
Item 81845
17th Maine Regiment Flag Fragment, ca. 1863
Contributed by: Maine Irish Heritage Center Date: 1861–1865 Location: Portland Media: Ink on Paper on cloth
Item 61513
Josiah Remick, 17th Maine, ca. 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Saco Media: Carte de visite
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.
Exhibit
The boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War
"He enlisted from Strong in Company G, 17th Maine Infantry, on August 18, 1862. Thomas was taken prisoner at Chancellorsville, Virginia, on May 3…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About MCHP
"… range of themes and topics in Maine history; Maine History Online, a comprehensive survey of Maine history organized by time period and theme…"
