Keywords: 1st Maine Cavalry
Item 16369
Cavalry sword of Ephraim H. Taylor, ca. 1860
Contributed by: Lisbon Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Lisbon Falls Media: Metal, Leather
Item 18044
1st Maine Cavalry Encampment menu, 1917
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1917-08-18 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
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John P. Sheahan, 1st Maine Cavalry, 31st Maine Infantry
John P. Sheahan of Dennysville served in the 1st Maine Cavalry from August 1862 until March 1864 when he was commissioned as a lieutenant in Co. E of the 31st Maine Infantry. His letters reveal much about the life of a soldier, including political views and thoughts about the war.
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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
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Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2
"… Soule of North Yarmouth (1st Maine,10th Maine, DC Cavalry, 1st Maine Cavalry). Some Mainers such as Randall Tolman Gammon of Machias joined…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War
"… was in the Civil War and serving in the 1st Maine Cavalry by October 31, 1861. In 1863, he was taken prisoner in Frederick, Maryland, and held for…"
