Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society
Description
Reverend Collamore Purington of Presque Isle served as the Chaplain of the 7th Regiment Infantry in the Civil War. Following the war, he returned to Presque Isle. Purington presided over the dedication ceremony of Presque Isle's Civil War Monument, known then as the "Soldier's Monument", on July 4, 1874 in Fairmount Cemetery.
About This Item
- Title: Reverend Collamore Purington, Presque Isle, 1861
- Creation Date: circa 1861
- Subject Date: circa 1861
- Location: Presque Isle, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Carte de visite
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Portrait photographs
- Soldiers--Maine--Presque Isle
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 7th (1861-1864)
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Chaplains
- Military chaplains
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Presque Isle Historical SocietyPO Box 285, Presque Isle, ME 04769
(207) 762-1151
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