Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Writing from Alexandria, Virginia, 1st Lt. John P. Sheahan of the 31st Maine Infantry told his father about being arrested and court martialed for the escape of several prisoners. He wrote that the charge was a formality and he was easily acquitted.
He also wrote that his parents probably had heard he was married, but that he was not. He said he was going to marry his fiance, Lizzie Shriver, on July 18.
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About This Item
- Title: John P. Sheahan on court martial, Virginia, 1865
- Creator: John P. Sheahan
- Creation Date: 1865-06-22
- Subject Date: 1865
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Locations:
- Alexandria, VA
- Dennysville, Washington County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 24.7 cm x 19.8 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 184, Box 1/10
- Collection: John Parris Sheahan papers
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Camp Sorghum (Columbia, S.C.)
- Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
- Escaped prisoners of war
- Letters
- Military courts
- Prisoner-of-war escapes
- Prisoners of war
- Sheahan, John Parris--Correspondence
- Soldiers--Maine
- Trials (Military offense)
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 31st (1864-1865)
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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