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Description
Maine governor Israel Washburn Jr. wrote to his brother Elihu Washburne, who was representing the state of Illinois in Congress at the time, (Elihu added the ancestral "e" to the name Washburn) about raising troops for the Civil War, and the challenges of uniforming and equipping the soldiers.
Israel Washburn Jr. (1813-1883) was the eldest son of Israel and Martha "Patty" Benjamin Washburn. Born and raised in Livermore, he studied law with his uncle Reuel Washburn and passed the bar in Orono in 1834.
It was in Orono that Israel met his first wife Mary Maud Webster. They married on October 24, 1841. Together they had four children: Israel, Ada, Charles, and Anna.
Elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 1842, Israel continued his political career with his election to Congress in 1851. From 1861 to 1863 he served as Maine's Civil War Governor and is credited with raising more troops per capita than any other state in the union.
President Lincoln appointed Washburn as Collector of the Port of Portland in 1863, a position he held until 1877. Washburn married his second wife, Robina Napier Brown, in 1876. Israel Washburn died in Philadelphia on May 12, 1883 and is buried at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Bangor.
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About This Item
- Title: Israel Washburn Jr. on Civil War challenges, Augusta, 1861
- Creator: Israel Washburn Jr
- Creation Date: 1861-05-04
- Subject Date: 1861-05-04
- Location: Augusta, Kennebec County, ME
- Media: Paper and ink
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 13 cm
- Local Code: #747 Box 1 Folder 2
- Collection: Israel Washburn Jr. Collection, Correspondence, Sent: 1841-1883
- Object Type: Text and Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Politics & government--Washington D.C.
- Washburn, Israel, 1813-1883--correspondence
- Governors--United States--Maine
- Washburne, E. B. (Elihu Benjamin), 1816-1887--correspondence
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
- Lawyers--Maine--Portland
- Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
People
- Brown Washburn, Robina Napier
- Lincoln, Abraham
- Washburn, Ada
- Washburn, Anna Maud
- Washburn, Charles Fox
- Washburn, Reuel
- Washburn Jr, Israel
- Washburne, Elihu Benjamin
- Webster Washburn, Mary Maud
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Washburn Norlands Living History Center290 Norlands Road, Livermore, ME 04253
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