Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
John Sheahan, a Civil War soldier, wrote to his father in Dennysville, Jan. 16, 1863. Though Sheahan dated this letter 1862, he wrote it in 1863 from a camp near Belle Plain, Virginia.
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About This Item
- Title: John Sheahan letter from Belle Plain, Virginia, 1863
- Creator: John Parris Sheahan
- Creation Date: 1863-01-16
- Subject Date: 1863-01-16
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Locations:
- Belle Plain, VA
- Dennysville, Washington County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 184, Box 1/3
- Collection: John Parris Sheahan papers
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Letters
- Manuscripts
- Sheahan, John Parris--Correspondence
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
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