Person/Organization: Sherman, William Tecumseh
Item 5248
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, ca. 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Media: Carte de visite
Item 54465
W.B. Adams on Gen. Sherman, Virginia, 1864
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Kearnstown Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
George Henry Preble of Portland, nephew of Edward Preble who was known as the father of the U.S. Navy, temporarily lost his command during the Civil War when he was charged with failing to stop a Confederate ship from getting through the Union blockade at Mobile.