Keywords: Gen Patrick
Item 9648
Alonzo Proctor Russell, Leeds, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Leeds Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Leeds Media: Photographic print
Item 9312
Contributed by: Cumberland Historical Society Date: 1862-12-22 Location: Aquia Creek Media: Paper
Exhibit
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.