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Brig. Gen. George F. Shepley, who had served most recently as military governor of Richmond after the fall of the Confederate capital, wrote a draft of his resignation from the army on June 8, 1865.
Shepley (1819-1878), who enlisted as colonel and commander of the 12th Maine Regiment on November 20, 1861, asked that July 1, 1865 be his resignation date.
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- Title: Draft of Gen. Shepley resignation, Portland, 1865
- Creator: George F. Shepley
- Creation Date: 1865-06-08
- Subject Date: 1865
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 35.5 cm x 21 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 117, Box 4/6
- Collection: George Foster Shepley papers
- Object Type: Text
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