Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
A letter to "Charlie" discusses the charges against Brig. Gen. George F. Shepley, a lawyer from Maine who had been relieved of his command of the Division of Eastern Virginia for the Union Army.
The letter, from South Boston (possibly Virginia), may have been sent to Capt. Charles Thornton, an aide to Shepley. It speculates on the reason for the charges and the role Gen. Benjamin Butler, who had been relieved of his command a month earlier, might have played.
Shepley kept the letter among his papers, along with official documents about the incidents.
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About This Item
- Title: Letter concerning charges against Gen. G. F. Shepley, 1865
- Creation Date: 1865-02-12
- Subject Date: 1865
- Location: South Boston, VA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 12.7 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 117, Box 4/5
- Collection: George Foster Shepley papers
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- United States. Army.--Leaves and furloughs
- Military service--1860-1870
- United States--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Military service, Voluntary
- Military intelligence--Virginia--Norfolk
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