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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2007.005.2 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Reference code |
US SPHi 2007.005.2 |
Date |
1862 |
Scope & Content |
General Order No. 42, dated August 30, 1862, from the Maine Adjutant General office, whereby the Governor directed the rendezvous of drafted men, and officers, to take place at three locations: Camp Abraham Lincoln in Cape Elizabeth (South Portland), Camp Keyes in Augusta, and Camp John Pope in Bangor. The document gives Portland as the location of Camp Lincoln; the camp was actually located in the Ligonia area of (then) Cape Elizabeth. |
Search Terms |
Camp Abraham Lincoln Camp Berry Ligonia Civil War |
Subjects |
Civil War |
Site # |
176 |
Site Name - For More Information |
Camp Abraham Lincoln/Camp Berry |