Contributed by Maine Historical Society
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Pvt. John P. Sheahan (1842-1894) described his conversations with Rebel soldiers in a letter to his parents in Dennysville in February 1863.
Sheahan, of the 1st Maine Cavalry, wrote that he had had a lot picket duty and conversed with Rebel soldiers, some of whom offered him a Southern newspaper. The soldiers tried to send the paper across the Potomac River so he could read them, but he never got the papers.
"The Rebels are sociable as you please," he wrote.
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About This Item
- Title: John Sheahan on talks with Rebels, Virginia, 1863
- Creator: John Parris Sheahan
- Creation Date: 1863-02-18
- Subject Date: 1863
- Location: VA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 17.5 cm x 10.7 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 184, Box 1/3
- Collection: John Parris Sheahan papers
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- United States. Army. Maine Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 6th (1861-1864)
- Letters
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
- Sheahan, John Parris--Correspondence
- Soldiers--Maine
- Fellowship
- Humorous stories
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