Keywords: 25 Regiment Co, K
Item 68444
Benjamin Cole to son Charles, Sebago, 1862
Contributed by: John Micavich through Sebago Historical Society Date: 1862-11-04 Location: Sebago; Hagerstown; Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 68442
Family writes to Charles Cole in Washington, DC Oct 1862
Contributed by: John Micavich through Sebago Historical Society Date: 1862-10-26 Location: Sebago; Washington; Gaines Woods Media: Ink on paper
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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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The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families
The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War
"Noah Gould served in Co. E 24th Maine Inf. & Co. L 2nd Maine. Cavalry. He was married to Alma Weymouth, who died in 1881. He later married Mary A."
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School
"… a child when it was still new and housed grades K-12, spoke to the gathering, recalling how the building, with it's spacious gym, had been the…"