Keywords: Fredericksburg, Virginia
Item 6952
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Fredericksburg Media: Ink on paper
Item 79919
Pvt. 'Web' Brown to brother, Fredericksburg, 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: East Baldwin Media: Ink on paper
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Meshach P. Larry: Civil War Letters
Meshach P. Larry, a Windham blacksmith, joined Maine's 17th Regiment Company H on August 18, 1862. Larry and his sister, Phebe, wrote to each other frequently during the Civil War, and his letters paint a vivid picture of the life of a soldier.
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Sarah Sampson: Caring for Soldiers, Orphans
Sarah Sampson of Bath went to war with her husband, a captain in the 3rd Maine Regiment. With no formal training, she spent the next four and a half years providing nursing and other services to soldiers. Even after her husband became ill and returned to Maine, Sampson remained in the Washington, D.C., area aiding the sick and wounded.
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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4
"… at the Second Battle of Bull Run, Chantilly and Fredericksburg. Often the regiments spent their time building forts and roads."
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Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2
"… battles as First Bull Run, Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville before being killed at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863."
