Contributed by Maine Central Institute
Description
Twenty men from Pittsfield signed an enrollment list to serve in the infantry for a period of nine months in response to the President Lincoln's call of August 11, 1862 for volunteers to serve in the Civil War.
The document includes original signatures as well as the ages of the volunteers and designates whether they were accepted or rejected for service.
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About This Item
- Title: Volunteer enrollment list, Pittsfield, 1862
- Creation Date: 1862
- Subject Date: 1862
- Location: Pittsfield, Somerset County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 35.5 cm x 21.0 cm
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Pittsfield (Me.)--History--Civil War, 1862-1865--Recruiting and enlistment
- Recruiting and enlistment
- United States--History--Civil War, 1862-1865--Recruiting and enlistment
- Soldiers--Maine
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
People
- Atkinson, Rufus P
- Bickford, Alfred W
- Bickford, Alonzo M
- Buker, Abel D
- Buker, Abner P
- Cargill, Charles B
- Carr, Enoch
- Dixon, John A
- Downs, Grumill
- Goss, George D
- Hart, Noah
- Humphrey, Timothy P
- Leavitt, Roscoe M
- McClauslin, Abner
- Myrick, Levi J
- Palmer, George W
- Plummer, Edward L
- Pushor, James A
- Steward, John H
- White, Frank J
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Maine Central Institute295 Main Street, Pittsfield, ME 04967
487-3355 x145
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