Contributed by Maine Historical Society
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First Lieutenant and Adjutant Charles C. Hodsdon of the 80th United States Colored Troops wrote to Lt. Charles Bridges, a Castine native who was the regiment's quartermaster, that "Tim's pets" had been relieved from duty in the southern directorate of Louisiana.
He also mentioned two other officers whose resignation had been approved, Josiah H. Sturtevant and Harmon.
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About This Item
- Title: Lt. Charles C. Hodsdon on personnel changes, Camp Parapet, LA, 1865
- Creator: Charles C. Hodsdon
- Creation Date: 1865-06-02
- Subject Date: 1865
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Locations:
- Castine, Hancock County, ME
- Shrewsbury, Jefferson Parish County, LA
- New Orleans, LA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 2114, Box 4/1
- Collection: Charles Bridges/80th U.S. Colored Volunteers Civil War records
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Bridges, Charles, b. ca. 1838--Correspondence
- Camp Parapet (New Orleans, La.)
- Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Soldiers--Maine
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans
- United States. Army--Appointments and retirements
- United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 80th (1864-1867)
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