Keywords: United States. Army. Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry, 1st
Item 53180
Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: 1862 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print
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.
