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Quartermaster Luther H. Peirce requests bounty payment for himself and others
Regiment Quartermaster Luther H. Peirce writes to Adjutant General John Hodsdon from Camp Rice to request bounty payments for himself, Sergeant Major E.L. Appleton, and Dr. A.D. Palmer.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 2nd Maine Regiment
  • Date: 1861-08-01


Petition from officers requesting discharge of the regiment due to lack of clothing and mutiny
Petition from Colonel Charles Roberts and other officers to Governor Israel Washburn requesting the discharge of the regiment due to lack of clothing, ill health of the soldiers, and mutiny. He states that 58 men refused service and were sent by General Scott to the Dry Tortugas in the Gulf of Mexico as punishment.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 2nd Maine Regiment
  • Date: 1861-08-14


Thomas Smith informs General J.H. Butler of a deserter in Old Town
Thomas Hoskins informs General J.H. Butler of the presence of a deserter named H. B Lawrence.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 2nd Maine Regiment
  • Date: 1861-05-30


1861-06-12 John E. Godfrey requests Governor Washburn write to the Secretary of War on behalf of Edward L. Appleton
John Godfrey writes to Governor Washburn, requesting he send a letter to the Secretary of War to ask for the position of Lieutenant for Edward Appleton.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 2nd Maine Regiment
  • Date: 1861-06-12


Samuel York inquires about the 2nd Regiment's term of service
Samuel York inquires about the 2nd Regiment's term of service, saying there are discrepancies and rumors about the service being three months or three years.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 2nd Maine Regiment
  • Date: 1861-07-15


John Sawyer writes to Governor Washburn requesting that his ailing son be sent home
John Sawyer asks Governor Washburn to send his son Robert Alfred Sawyer home as he has been sick in hospital for two months.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 2nd Maine Regiment
  • Date: 1861-07-25


Willis Patten writes to Governor Washburn offering his services
Willis Patten of New York City writes to Governor Israel Washburn offering his services to assist Maine troops en route.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 2nd Maine Regiment
  • Date: 1861-05-23


Doctor Daniel McRuer offers his medical services
Dr. Daniel McRuer writes to Governor Israel Washburn offering his services as Army surgeon.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 2nd Maine Regiment
  • Date: 1861-05-27


Undated - Petition of citizens of Brewer and Bangor requesting appointment of Cyrus A. Washburn as lieutenant in the Hamlin Flying Battery
Undated petition from the citizens of Brewer and Bangor to Governor Israel Washburn, Jr. requesting the appointment of Cyrus A. Washburn to lieutenant in the Hamlin Flying Battery under Captain James Swett. Cyrus Washburn served as a gunner in the 2nd Maine Regiment, Company C, and the citizens requested his transfer out of the 2nd Regiment.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 2nd Maine Regiment


Undated- list of unpaid soldiers of the 2nd Maine Regiment
Undated list of unpaid soldiers of the 2nd Maine Regiment.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 2nd Maine Regiment