Keywords: 17th Maine infantry (1861-1865)
Item 61513
Josiah Remick, 17th Maine, ca. 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Saco Media: Carte de visite
Item 23368
Granville Sparrow, 17th Maine Volunteers, ca. 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Media: photographic print
Exhibit
The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families
The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.
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.
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War
"He enlisted from Strong in Company G, 17th Maine Infantry, on August 18, 1862. Thomas was taken prisoner at Chancellorsville, Virginia, on May 3…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About MCHP
"… range of themes and topics in Maine history; Maine History Online, a comprehensive survey of Maine history organized by time period and theme…"
