Keywords: schuyler
Item 135830
Mason's dress hat, Portland, ca. 1885
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1885 Location: Portland Media: Silk, Leather, Ostrich feathers
Item 77451
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
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.
