Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Noah Smith, a businessman in Calais, wrote to Brig. Gen. George F. Shepley, military governor of Louisiana, seeking information about Pvt. John Feeney of Co. K of the 12th Maine Regiment.
Feeney's wife was a domestic servant in the Smith home and had not heard from her husband for some time.
Smith wrote on her behalf to Shepley, a Maine native who had been the commander of the 12th Maine Regiment when it was formed. He enclosed a letter to Feeney that he asked Shepley to forward.
Transcription
About This Item
- Title: Request for information on soldier, Calais, 1863
- Creator: Noah Smith
- Creation Date: 1863-10-12
- Subject Date: 1863
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Locations:
- Calais, Washington County, ME
- New Orleans, LA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 23 cm x 14.2 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 117, Box 3/7
- Collection: George Foster Shepley papers
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 12th (1861-1864). Company K
- Shepley, George Foster, 1819-1878--Correspondence
- Letters
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