Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Portland businessman Horatio N. Jose, former quartermaster of the 12th Maine Regiment, wrote a statement to his former commander and friend, Brig. Gen. George F. Shepley, about paperwork concerning ordnance issued to the 12th Maine.
Shepley had been informed that the ordnance had not been accounted for in the fourth quarter of 1861. Jose replied that "invoices and vouchers of ordnance stores were all lost or destroyed by the enemy with all the regimental books & papers at 'Bayou Boeuf.'"
He had written informally in another letter to relay the same information.
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About This Item
- Title: Horatio Jose on ordnance paperwork, Portland, 1865
- Creator: Horatio N. Jose
- Creation Date: 1865-01-20
- Subject Date: 1865
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Locations:
- Norfolk, VA
- Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Bayou Boeuf, LA
- Ship Island, MS
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 26.7 cm x 21 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 117, Box 4/4
- Collection: George Foster Shepley papers
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Documents
- Military service--1860-1870
- United States--Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 12th (1861-1864)
- War destruction & pillage--Louisiana--Bayou Boeuf
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(207) 774-1822 x230
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