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Item 74935
Medical director report on Perkins, New Orleans, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863-05-13 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper
Item 17799
Faculty, Eastern Music Camp, Sidney, 1931
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1931 Location: Sidney Media: Photographic print
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.