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Chamberlain writes to Hodsdon regarding Litchfield commission
Lt. Colonel Chamberlain writes to Adjutant General Hodsdon regarding commission for Lieutenant Litchfield.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


Lee Strickland writes General Hodsdon and requests commission for son Charles
Lee Strickland requests commission for son Charles from General Hodsdon.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


Brigadier General Charles Griffin to General Seth Williams recommending promotion of Chamberlain
In a letter forwarded by Assistant Adjutant General C. B. Merime, Brigadier General Charles Griffin writes to General Seth Williams and recommends Chamberlain for promotion to rank of Brigadier General.

"As the enclosed is the first endorsement of the kind Gen'l Griffin has ever made, I cannot resist sending it to you 'sub rosa'."

  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


Chamberlain sends a copy of his official Gettysburg battle report to Adjutant General Hodsdon
Chamberlain letter to John Hodsdon from the headquarters of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Corps forwarding a copy of his official Gettysburg report of July 6, 1863. The battle report is not with the letter.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


Joseph Fitch recommends the promotion of John Lynes
Joseph Fitch writing to S.H. Dale from Kelly's Ford regarding promotion of John Lynes, in which Chamberlain includes a note of support.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


George G. Perceval requests a position as Assistant Surgeon
Dr. George G. Percival, writing from Bellevue Hospital, requests a position as Assistant Surgeon.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


George W. Bosworth writes Governor Coburn regarding reports of mistreatment of soldiers by the Quartermaster
George W. Bosworth writes Governor Coburn regarding reports of mistreatment of soldiers by the Quartermaster.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


Major Charles D. Gilmore recommends Alden Miller, Jr. for promotion to lieutenant in the United States Colored Troops
Major Charles D. Gilmore recommends Alden Miller, Jr. for promotion to lieutenant in the United States Colored Troops.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


Lysander Hill recommends Sergeant William K. Bickford for promotion
Lysander Hill recommends Sergeant William K. Bickford for promotion.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment


Adelbert Ames reports on his pending departure
Adelbert Ames reports that the advance guard of the Army of the Potomac has arrived in Hampton, Virginia, and that his pending departure from there may be a few days longer.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: 20th Maine Regiment