Keywords: Lt Col Thomas Chamberlain
Item 13970
Lt. Col. Thomas Davee Chamberlain, 1865
Contributed by: Brewer Public Library Date: 1865 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print
Item 13971
Spectacles worn by Sarah Chamberlain, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Brewer Public Library Date: circa 1880 Location: Brewer Media: Metal and glass
Exhibit
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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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.
