Military History

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Chamberlain writes to General Hodsdon regarding 1st Maine Sharpshooters
Letter from Joshua Chamberlain to General John Hodsdon regarding the 1st Maine Sharpshooters.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


Colonel Gilmore requests officers and men be detailed for recruiting duty
Colonel Gilmore requests officers and men be detailed for recruiting duty
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


Special Order 473 assigning Brevet Captain A.E. Fernald to duty
Special Order 473 assigning Brevet Captain A.E. Fernald to duty.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


Thomas Given requests a position as lieutenant
Thomas Given writes to Governor Cony and requests a position as lieutenant.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


Ellis Spear recommends David Overlock for promotion to 1st Lieutenant
Ellis Spear recommends David Overlock for promotion to 1st Lieutenant
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


Lieutenant Colonel Charles Gilmore requests the regiment be filled
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Gilmore requests the regiment be filled as there are only 198 guns and 219 men present for duty.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


Chamberlain recommends A.N. Linscott for an appointment
Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Chamberlain, writing from the headquarters of the 20th Maine in Portland to an unknown recipient, recommending A.N. Linscott for military service in the Maine Volunteers.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


Isaac W. Haskell of Garland requests a commission in exchange for providing recruits
Isaac W. Haskell of Garland requests a commission in exchange for providing recruits.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


John B. Morrison recommends Adelbert Ames for a position in the regiment
John B. Morrison recommends Adelbert Ames for a position in the regiment
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


Charles Strickland informs Governor Washburn that he has mustered the quota for Appleton
Charles Strickland informs Governor Washburn that he has mustered the quota for Appleton
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment