20th Maine Regiment
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Contributing Institution
Maine State Archives
Identifier
15-46350-F009-I001
Exact Creation Date
8-16-1862
Language
English
Location
Cumberland County; Portland
Recommended Citation
Merriam, Henry C. and Bailey, William C., "1862-08-16 Henry C. Merriam recommends Besse for appointment as lieutenant instead of B.F. Hamilton" (1862). 20th Maine Regiment. 197.
https://digitalmaine.com/chamberlain_corr/197
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Henry C. Merriam recommends Besse for appointment as lieutenant instead of B.F. Hamilton. William Bailey concurs.
"We have been pushed around from regiment to regiment, and delayed in every way till we are dirty and, I fear, lousy."