Contributed by Maine Historical Society
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Pvt. John P. Sheahan of Co. K of the 1st Maine Cavalry, who had been in the army three months, wrote to his father in Dennysville from a "Camp in the field" that he had been made orderly to Gen. Truman A. Seymore.
He reported that while his regiment was on a march, they passed the 6th Maine and he saw his older brother, William, who was serving in Co. F of the 6th Maine.
Sheahan reported on the difficulty of sending and receiving mail and on wishing he could be at home for Thanksgiving. He hoped to go home during the winter.
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About This Item
- Title: Pvt. John P. Sheahan on being made orderly, 1862
- Creator: John Parris Sheahan
- Creation Date: 1862-11-07
- Subject Date: 1862
- Location: Dennysville, Washington County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 18.4 cm x 11.6 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 184, Box 1/2
- Collection: John Parris Sheahan papers
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Seymour, Truman, 1824-1891
- United States. Army. Maine Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865). Company K
- Letters
- Sheahan, John Parris--Correspondence
- Soldiers--Maine
- Military life
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
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