Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Pvt. John P. Sheahan, who earlier in 1863 had written home to his family in Dennysville about low morale in the army and probable Confederate victory, wrote to his brother that he was eager for the army to move and for the end of the war.
Sheahan, in Co. K of the 1st Maine Cavalary, wrote that it would be a glorious day when peace was achieved -- and no less glorious if he lost his life in the effort.
However, he wrote, he would rather have the war continue than "give the south their independence."
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About This Item
- Title: Pvt. John P. Sheahan on hopes for peace, victory, Virginia, 1863
- Creator: John Parris Sheahan
- Creation Date: 1863-06-05
- Subject Date: 1863
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Locations:
- Dennysville, Washington County, ME
- Warrenton, VA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 20.2 cm x 12.6 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 184, Box 1/3
- Collection: John Parris Sheahan papers
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Military life
- Soldiers--Maine
- Sheahan, John Parris--Correspondence
- Letters
- United States. Army. Maine Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865). Company K
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Peace
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