Shepley, George Foster, 1819-1878

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Lawyer, of Bangor and Portland, Me.; U.S. district attorney for Maine; judge Maine 1st Circuit Court; served as Military Governor of Louisiana during the Civil War.

From the description of Papers, 1862-1864. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70978835

Lawyer, U.S. district attorney, state legislator, and judge, of Portland, Me.; commissioned as colonel in 12th Regiment, Maine Volunteer Infantry during Civil War; made military commander of New Orleans, La., and in 1862 appointed military governor of the state of Louisiana; appointed brigadier-general and ordered to duty as commander of the Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina to command the 1st Military District (Virginia).

From the description of Presidential documents and autographs collected by George Foster Shepley, 1848-1863. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71058900

Graduated Dartmouth 1837; lawyer, Bangor and Portland, Me.; U.S. District Attorney for Me., 1853-1861; brigadier general in Civil War; military gov. of La., 1862-1864; commanded the military district of eastern Va., Army of the James; military gov. of Richmond, Apr.-July 1865; U.S. circuit judge for first circuit of Me., 1869-1878.

From the description of George Foster Shepley correspondence, 1861. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 228146546

Lawyer, U.S. district attorney, state legislator, and judge, of Portland, Me.; commissioned as colonel in 12th Regiment, Maine Volunteer Infantry during Civil War; made military commander of New Orleans, La., and in 1862 appointed military governor of State of Louisiana; appointed brigadier-general and ordered to duty as commander of the Department of Virginia and North Carolina to command the 1st Military District (Virginia); joined with A.A. Strout to form Portland, Me., law firm of Shepley & Strout in 1866; from 1869 until his death appointed first judge of the First Circuit Court of the U.S.; son of Maine Chief Justice Ether Shepley.

From the description of Papers, 1837-1878. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70974993

George Foster Shepley, a Dartmouth graduate and son of a U.S. Senator and Supreme Court Justice, accompanied General Butler's expeditionary forces to New Orleans, La. After the capture of the city on May 1, 1862, Shepley was appointed by Butler to serve as the post commander of the city. Shepley held this position until the election of Gov. (Michael) Hahn in the spring of 1864. Additionally, in July of 1862, Shepley was promoted by Butler to brigadier general.

From the description of George Shepley letter to the Common Council of the City of New Orleans, 1862 June 5. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 268810396

U.S. Army officer, military governor of Louisiana (1862-1864), lawyer, and U.S. district attorney for Maine; of Bangor and Portland, Me.

From the description of Papers of Maine Militia, 1861-1862. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70975146

Born in Maine, George Foster Shepley graduated from Dartmouth College in 1837, practiced law at Bangor and Portland, Me., and served as U.S. District Attorney for Maine (1853-1861). During the Civil War, Shepley was a colonel in the 12th Maine Infantry Regiment, was appointed a brigadier general in July 1862, was military governor of Louisiana (1862-1864), commanded the military district of eastern Virginia, and served as military governor of Richmond, Va. (April-July 1865). He later served as U.S. circuit judge for the first circuit of Maine (1869-1878).

From the description of George Foster Shepley letter, 1867 Mar. 22. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 776894052

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referencedIn Jose, Horatio Nelson, 1819-1862. Horatio Nelson Jose correspondence, 1861-1892. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Merrick-Jones family papers, 1855-1962. Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
creatorOf Shepley, George Foster, 1819-1878. George Shepley letter to the Common Council of the City of New Orleans, 1862 June 5. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Cuvillier family. Cuvillier family papers, 1810-1877. Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
referencedIn William James Jr. papers, 1857-1960 (inclusive), 1911-1959 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893. [Louisiana broadside collection 1811-1884]. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Felix Limongi collection, 1832-1880 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Shepley, George Foster, 1819-1878. Papers, 1862-1864. Maine Historical Society Library
creatorOf Shepley, George Foster, 1819-1878. George Foster Shepley correspondence, 1861. Maine Historical Society Library
creatorOf Shepley, George Foster, 1819-1878. George Foster Shepley letter, 1867 Mar. 22. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
creatorOf Shepley, George Foster, 1819-1878. Papers, 1837-1878. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Durant, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1817-1882. Letterpress copies, 1844-1865 (bulk 1844-1847, 1860-1865). New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Goddard, Charles William, 1825-1889. Charles William Goddard autograph letters, 1870-1888. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Autograph File, S, 1556-1996. Houghton Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part III: The Civil War: The Union, 1804-1915. Houghton Library
referencedIn Henry Hobson Richardson additional drawings and papers, 1858-1886. Houghton Library
referencedIn Smith, Timothy Z. Letter : Camp Morewood, New Orleans, to Sam, 1862 Jul 8. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Philip Case Lockwood memorial collection of Civil War portraits and autographs, 1862-ca. 1886. Houghton Library
creatorOf Sanborn, John Benjamin, 1826-1904. Military officer correspondence, 1850-1905. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Shepley, George Foster, 1819-1878. Papers of Maine Militia, 1861-1862. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Photographic Portrait File The Huntington Library
referencedIn Fuller, B. A. G., 1879-1956. Autograph collection, 1620-1920 Houghton Library
creatorOf Shepley, George Foster, 1819-1878,. Presidential documents and autographs collected by George Foster Shepley, 1848-1863. Maine Historical Society Library
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correspondedWith Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 person
correspondedWith Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893 person
associatedWith Cuvillier family. family
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
associatedWith Duncan, Charles C. person
associatedWith Durant, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1817-1882. person
associatedWith Fuller, B. A. G. (Benjamin Apthorp Gould), 1879-1956 person
correspondedWith Goddard, Charles William, 1825-1889. person
correspondedWith James, William, 1882-1961 person
associatedWith Jose, Horatio Nelson, 1819-1862. person
correspondedWith Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 person
associatedWith Lockwood, Philip Case, 1844-1897 person
correspondedWith Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Commandery of the State of Massachusetts, collector. corporateBody
associatedWith New Orleans (La.). Common Council. corporateBody
correspondedWith Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869 person
correspondedWith Richardson, H. H. (Henry Hobson), 1838-1886 person
associatedWith Shepley, Ether, 1789-1877. person
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associatedWith Smith, Timothy Z. person
correspondedWith Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869 person
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associatedWith United States. Congress. House corporateBody
associatedWith United States. District Court (Maine) corporateBody
correspondedWith Washburn, Israel, 1813-1883 person
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Birth 1819-01-01

Death 1878-07-20

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