Contributed by Maine Historical Society
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Pvt. John Sheahan of Dennysville, a member of Co. K of the 1st Maine Cavalry, wrote to his parents about being homesick and the hard life of a soldier.
He wrote that he was willing to endure as a soldier to help ensure an "honorable peace" and that when he returned after the war he could "hold up my head and say that I have done my duty."
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About This Item
- Title: Pvt. John Sheahan on 'honorable peace,' Virginia, 1863
- Creator: John Parris Sheahan
- Creation Date: 1863-03-11
- Subject Date: 1863
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Locations:
- Dennysville, Washington County, ME
- Fredericksburg, VA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 18 cm x 14 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 184, Box 1/3
- Collection: John Parris Sheahan papers
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- United States. Army. Maine Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
- Letters
- Sheahan, John Parris--Correspondence
- Soldiers--Maine
- Peace
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Peace
- Homesickness
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