Keywords: Army of the Potomac
Item 97573
Pvt. John Sheahan on failure of Army of Potomac, Virginia, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Dennysville Media: Ink on paper
Item 4288
Scouts and guides with the Army of the Potomac, ca. 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Media: Photographic print
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The War was not going well for the Union and in the summer of 1862, when President Lincoln called for an additional 300,000 troops, it was not a surprise to see so many men enlist in an attempt to bring proper leadership into the Army.
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Home Ties: Sebago During the Civil War
Letters to and from Sebago soldiers who served in the Civil War show concern on both sides about farms and other issues at home as well as concern from the home front about soldiers' well-being.
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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4
"… you may rest assured that the Grand army of the Potomac is to be recruited and filled up to its former strength, and that no hostile demonstrations…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4
"They were encamped overlooking the Potomac and Alexandria Rivers near Franconia, in Fairfax County, Virginia two months after their involvement at…"
