Contributed by Maine Historical Society
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In responding to his sister's question about General Sherman, W.B. Adams, a musician with the 1st Maine Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment in Kearnstown, Virigina, wrote, "he is liked very much here he is a good Fighting Gen but he dont look out for his men as well as a good many Gen'ls."
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About This Item
- Title: W.B. Adams on Gen. Sherman, Virginia, 1864
- Creator: William B. Adams
- Creation Date: 1864-11-18
- Subject Date: 1864
- Location: Kearnstown, VA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 371, Box 1/4
- Collection: William Bryant Adams Civil War letters and diaries
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Adams, Dorothy K.--Correspondence
- Adams, William Bryant, 1842-1922--Correspondence
- Families--Maine--Casco
- Letters
- Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects
- Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891--Military leadership
- Soldiers
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
- United States. Army--Military life
- United States. Army. Maine Veteran Infantry Regiment, 1st (1864-1865)
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