Person/Organization: Washburn, Samuel Benjamin
Item 100701
Samuel Washburn request for command, New York, 1862
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1862-01-28 Location: New York Media: Ink on paper
Item 100590
Samuel B. Washburn, Portland, ca. 1865
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: circa 1865 Location: Portland Media: Carte de visite
Exhibit
Members of the Washburn family of Livermore participated in the Civil War in a variety of ways -- from Caroline at the homefront, to Samuel at sea, Elihu, as a Congressman from Illinois, and Israel governor of Maine. The family had considerable influence politically on several fronts.
