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Item 77451

Request for G.F. Shepley speak at Grant-Colfax event, Rhode Island, 1868

Request for G.F. Shepley speak at Grant-Colfax event, Rhode Island, 1868

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1868 Location: Portland; Providence Media: Ink on paper

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Item 77452

Request for G.F. Shepley speech, Skowhegan, 1868

Request for G.F. Shepley speech, Skowhegan, 1868

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1868 Location: Portland; Skowhegan Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100618

Israel Washburn on President Lincoln and politics, Boston, 1861

Israel Washburn on President Lincoln and politics, Boston, 1861

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1861-02-09 Location: Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Brig. Gen. George F. Shepley, ca. 1863

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.