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Description
This 1851 photograph shows Neal Dow, a future general and two-time mayor of Portland. He commanded the 13th Regiment of Maine Volunteers during the American Civil War, was captured and imprisoned at the Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia.
About This Item
- Title: Neal Dow, Portland, 1851
- Creation Date: 1851
- Subject Date: 1851
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 18 cm x 13 cm
- Local Code: Photographs--People--Dow
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Dow, Neal (1804-1897)--Portraits
- Libby prison (Richmond, Va.)
- Mayors--United States--Maine--Portland
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners of war
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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