Contributed by Maine Historical Society
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John Sheahan of the 1st Maine Cavalry regiment wrote to his sister in Dennysville, saying the troops were on the march to Harper's Ferry and he expected they would make a raid on Confederate ammunition. He asked for some magazines and closed, "don't think strange if you dont hear from me for a month."
Sheahan was 21 when he enlisted in Co. K of the 1st Maine Cavalry in August 1862. He was a private.
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About This Item
- Title: John Sheahan from road to Harper's Ferry, 1863
- Creator: John Parris Sheahan
- Creation Date: 1863-07-13
- Subject Date: 1863
- Location: Harpers Ferry, WV
- Media: Pencil on paper
- Dimensions: 20.2 cm x 12.5 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 184, Box 1/5
- Collection: John Parris Sheahan papers
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Letters
- Sheahan, John Parris--Correspondence
- Soldiers--Maine
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
- United States. Army. Maine Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 6th (1861-1864)
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