Contributed by Scarborough Historical Society & Museum
Description
This discharge document, dated October 1882 states that Horace W. Moore served in the Civil War as a private in Co. C of the 12th Maine Infantry. He enlisted in 1864 and was honorably discharged at Albany, New York, in 1866.
Moore was born in Biddeford, on October 17, 1844 to Jeremiah and Mary Ann Brown Moore. At the time of enlistment, he was 5-feet, 11 inches tall with blue eyes and dark hair and worked as a shoemaker.
He enlisted for the first time on November 15, 1861 in the 12th Maine Infantry at Cape Elizabeth. Both family history and government records indicate that Horace deserted and reenlisted under several different names during the war. On October 22, 1868, he enlisted in the 3rd Artillery, Co. M, at Fort Preble in Portland. He served until being mustered out on October 22, 1871 while in Fort Jefferson, Florida.
Moore married Annie M. Davis on April 17, 1901. He died in Scarborough on March 19, 1909 of pulmonary tuberculosis and is buried at the Veterans Cemetery in Togus.
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About This Item
- Title: Horace W. Moore discharge, Scarborough, 1882
- Creator: Adjutant General's Office, State of Maine
- Creation Date: 1882-10-27
- Subject Date: 1882-10-27
- Location: Scarborough, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 27.94 cm x 21.59 cm
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Soldiers--Maine
- Military service, Voluntary
- Military service--1860-1870
- Military service, Voluntary
- Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Scarborough (Me.)--History
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 12th (1861-1864)
- Military service, Voluntary Recruiting & enlistment--Maine--Scarborough
- Military discharge--Maine
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Other Keywords
- 12th Maine Inf Co C
- 3rd Artillery Co M
- Adjutant General
- Albany, New York
- Annie M Davis
- Biddeford, Maine
- Cape Elizabeth, Maine
- Civil War
- Deserters
- Fort Jefferson, Florida
- Fort Preble
- Horace W Moore
- Jeremiah Moore
- Mary Ann Brown Moore
- Portland, Maine
- Scarborough, Maine
- Veterans Cemetery, Togus, Maine
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Scarborough Historical Society & MuseumPO Box 156, Scarborough, ME 04070-0156
(207) 885-9997
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