Civil War testimonials, 1868.

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Civil War testimonials, 1868.

Three testimonials for Civil War service by Maine soldiers Harlan P. Calderwood, George B. Caswell, and George W. Thompson, signed by Gov. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and Adj. Gen. John C. Caldwell.

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Caswell, George B.

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Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, 1828-1914

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Chamberlain was born in Brewer, Maine, the son of Sarah Dupee (née Brastow) and Joshua Chamberlain, on September 8, 1828. Chamberlain was of English ancestry and could trace his family line back to twelfth-century England, during the reign of King Stephen. Chamberlain's great-grandfather Ebenezer, was a New Hampshire soldier in the French and Indian War, and the American Revolutionary War. Chamberlain's grandfather Joshua, was a ship builder, and colonel during the War of 1812, before moving his...

Thompson, George W.

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After disappointment in the California gold fields, Thompson returned to New York where he died within a week, from a disease contracted in California, at the age of 22. From the description of Travel journal, 1849-1850. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 40047399 ...

Caldwell, John Curtis, 1833-1912

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Caldwell was born in Lowell, Vermont. He graduated from Amherst College in 1855 and moved to Maine, where he was the principal of the Washington Academy in East Machias. At the beginning of the Civil War, Caldwell was 28 years old and had no military experience. However, his bearing as an academic principal seems to have impressed others because he was elected colonel of the 11th Maine Infantry regiment on November 12, 1861. Early in the Peninsula Campaign (April 28, 1862), he was promoted to...

Calderwood, Harlan P., -1862

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