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1861-08-31 Adjutant John E. Reynolds expresses frustration to Adjutant General John Hodsdon regarding incomplete descriptive rolls
- Adjutant John E. Reynolds expres.ses frustration to Adjutant General John Hodsdon regarding incomplete descriptive rolls that were sent to him showing only 22 men when in fact 80 arrived.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 2nd Maine Regiment
1861-08-19 Samuel W. Hoskins submits invoice to Adjutant General Hodsdon for transport of additional recruits
- Samuel W. Hoskins submits an invoice to Adjutant General Hodsdon for transport of additional recruits from Bangor, Maine to Falls Church, Virginia.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 2nd Maine Regiment
Undated - Colonel Charles W. Roberts writes to Governor Washburn recommending 2nd Regiment promotions
- Undated letter in which Colonel Charles W. Roberts, commander of the 2nd Maine Regiment, writes to Governor Israel Washburn, Jr. from Fort Corcoran, Virginia to recommend regimental promotions.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 2nd Maine Regiment
Undated - Petition from citizens of Old Town recommending John Quimby for promotion
- Undated petition from citizens of Old Town recommending John Quimby for promotion.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 2nd Maine Regiment
Dr. Daniel McRuer requests more surgical instruments for the field
- Dr. Daniel McRuer writes to Governor Israel Washburn, Jr. stating the lack of surgical instruments in the field and requests permission to acquire new ones via telegraph at the Parker House, Boston or the Astor House in New York.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 2nd Maine Regiment
Frederick E. Shaw recommends Augustus C. Hamlin for recruiting officer
- Letter from Frederick Shaw to unidentified person recommending Augustus Choate Hamlin for recruiting officer from Bangor. Hamlin served throughout the Civil War as Surgeon General.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 2nd Maine Regiment
Governor Israel Washburn writes to Joseph B. Hall regarding transportation of 2nd Regiment from Boston to New York
- Governor Israel Washburn writes to Joseph B. Hall regarding transportation of troops from Boston to New York.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 2nd Maine Regiment
Governor Washburn notifies Simon Cameron, Secretary of War, of readiness of 2nd Regiment
- Governor Israel Washburn of Maine notifies the United States Secretary of War Simon Cameron and Hannibal Hamlin of the readiness of the 2nd Maine Regiment to travel to Boston without expense as the railroad and steamboat companies have tendered free transportation.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 2nd Maine Regiment
A.D. Harlow writes to Adjutant General Hodsdon explaining the poor state of the regiment
- A.D. Harlow writes to Adjutant General Hodsdon explaining the poor state of the regiment.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 2nd Maine Regiment
1861-08-28 Dr. Daniel McRuer writes to Governor Washburn regarding S.B. Morrison
- Dr. Daniel McRuer writes to Governor Washburn regarding S.B. Morrison and suggests that though he would be an excellent assistant, Morrison would not be accepted by the regiment
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 2nd Maine Regiment