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Description
Benjamin F. Whitten of Topsham was 25 when he enlisted as a corporal in Co. D of the 5th Maine Infantry. He was later promoted to full 2nd and 1st lieutenant.
He moved to Co. B of the 9th Infantry on Sept. 22, 1861. He became a full captain on May 12, 1865 and was mustered out on July 13, 1865.
About This Item
- Title: Benjamin F. Whitten, Augusta, ca. 1865
- Creator: J. S Hendee, Augusta
- Creation Date: circa 1865
- Subject Date: circa 1865
- Location: Topsham, Sagadahoc County, ME
- Media: Carte de visite
- Local Code: Photographs -- People -- W
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Portrait photographs
- Soldiers
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1864). Company D
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 9th (1861-1865). Company B
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