Keywords: Union loyalty
Item 74502
Loyalty oath to U.S., Louisiana, 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper
Item 97577
Pvt. John Sheahan on bad morale for Union, Rebels, Virginia, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Dennysville Media: Ink on paper
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.
Exhibit
Lt. Charles Bridges: Getting Ahead in the Army
Sgt. Charles Bridges of Co. B of the 2nd Maine Infantry was close to the end of his two years' enlistment in early 1863 when he took advantage of an opportunity for advancement by seeking and getting a commission as an officer in the 3rd Regiment U.S. Volunteers.
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic
"… of three things: fraternity, charity, and loyalty. Fraternity was based on regular scheduled local meetings."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870
"Since they also depended on clients for their shipbuilding industry from the north, support for the Union, in many cases, was reluctantly given."
