Person/Organization: Sparrow, Granville F.
Item 4264
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Media: Tin, wood
Item 4269
Captain Granville F. Sparrow coat, ca. 1864
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1864
Media: Wool, cotton, brass
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Exhibit
Capt. Grenville F. Sparrow, 17th Maine
Grenville F. Sparrow of Portland was 25 when he answered Lincoln's call for more troops to fight the Confederates. He enlisted in Co. A of Maine's 17th Volunteer Infantry regiment. He fought in 30 battles between 1862 and the war's end in 1865.
