Person/Organization: Dillingham, Margaret Dennison
Item 22217
John Dillingham letter from Palermo, 1846
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1846 Location: Palermo; Freeport Media: Ink on paper
Item 20942
John Dillingham letter from New York, 1839
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1839-09-05 Location: New York; Freeport Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
War Through the Eyes of a Young Sailor
Eager to deal with the "Sesech" [Secessionists], young deepwater sailor John Monroe Dillingham of Freeport enlisted in the U.S. Navy as soon as he returned from a long voyage in 1862. His letters and those of his family offer first-hand insight into how one individual viewed the war.
