Library Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2012.106.8 |
Object Name |
Book |
Title |
"Dear Friend Anna": the Civil War letters of a common soldier from Maine |
Author |
Kallgren, Beverly Hayes (ed.) |
Summary |
"Dear Friend Anna": the Civil War letters of a common soldier from Maine. The story of Abial Edwards who served in the volunteer infantry. Edwards enlisted for two years in Company K of the 10th Maine Regiment in September 1861; they mustered into service at Camp McClellan on October 4, 1861. Camp McClellan was one of several names given to the campground at Ligonia, Cape Elizabeth (now South Portland), Maine, before the camp was officially designated as Camp Abraham Lincoln in 1862. After Edwards was discharged from the 10th Maine in 1863, he reenlisted with the 29th Maine Regiment, serving with them through June 1866. |
Published Date |
1992 |
Publisher |
University of Maine Press |
Published Place |
Orono, ME |
Search Terms |
Camp Abraham Lincoln Camp Berry Ligonia Civil War 10th Maine Regiment Volunteer Infantry |
Subjects |
Civil War |
Site # |
176 |
Site Name - For More Information |
Camp Abraham Lincoln/Camp Berry |
Physical Description |
161 pp., cloth |