Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society
Description
In October of 1905, upon reading of the passing of his two comrades in arms during the Civil War from Presque Isle, Michigan resident S.S. Rideout wrote a letter to the editor of Presque Isle's newspaper, The Star Herald. The letter included a poem in remembrance of the two comrades who had passed, William Sutter and H.H. Robinson. The three men were tent-mates during the Civil War from 1861 to 1864.
About This Item
- Title: Civil War remembrance poem, Presque Isle, 1905
- Creation Date: 1905-10-18
- Subject Date: 1861–1864
- Location: Presque Isle, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 25.4 cm x 20 cm
- Object Type: Text
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- Rideout, S.S.--Friends & associates
- Robinson H.H.--Friends & associates
- United States. Army.
- Sutter, William--Friends & associates
- Soldiers--Maine
- Poetry
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Commemorations
- Memorials
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Presque Isle Historical SocietyPO Box 285, Presque Isle, ME 04769
(207) 762-1151
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