Keywords: Army-Navy Store
Item 35859
Main Street, Presque Isle, ca. 1950
Contributed by: David Gallagher through Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library Date: circa 1950 Location: Presque Isle Media: Postcard
Exhibit
George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
