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Charles Gilmore updates Adjutant General Hodsdon on status of regiment and requests promotions be made soon
Charles Gilmore writes from Grove Church in Fauquier County, Virginia, updating Adjutant General Hodsdon on status of regiment and requests promotions be made soon. Mentions that the 1st Division of the 5th Corps are camped on the Rappahannock River from Ellis Ford to Kelly's Ford, a front of nine miles, and that the 6th Maine and the 20th Maine are the only Maine regiments in that portion of the Army.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


Line officers of the regiment write to exonerate Colonel Ames from complaints against him
Line officers of the regiment write to exonerate Colonel Ames from complaints against him.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


O.H. McFadden requests a furlough for the ailing Lewis Carl
O.H. McFadden requests a furlough for the ailing Lewis Carl, who has been sick in the hospital for 6 months.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


Captain Prentiss M. Fogler requests a staff appointment in a new regiment
Captain Prentiss M. Fogler requests a staff appointment in a new regiment
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


Colonel Ames informs Governor Coburn of the discharge of surgeon Nahum P. Monroe
Colonel Ames informs Governor Coburn of the discharge of surgeon Nahum P. Monroe.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


Colonel Adelbert Ames recommends promotions to Governor Abner Coburn
Colonel Adelbert Ames recommends promotions to Governor Abner Coburn.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


N.R. Burtelle inquires about vacancies in the medical field
N.R. Burtelle inquires about vacancies in the medical field
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


A.P. Gould recommends William Bickford for promotion
A.P. Gould recommends William Bickford for promotion.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


Brigadier General James C. Rice to Hodsdon recommending Chamberlain's promotion
James C. Rice writes to John Hodsdon about Chamberlain's conduct. "...he has greatly distinguished himself for the skillful disposition of his command and for his personal bravery."
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


Brigadier General James Rice recommends Chamberlain for promotion to Brigadier General
Brigadier General James Rice writes to the Honorable P. Fessenden in Washington, DC and recommends Chamberlain for promotion to Brigadier General.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment