20th Maine Regiment
Document Type
Text
Contributing Institution
Maine State Archives
Identifier
15-46350-F023-I008
Exact Creation Date
9-19-1863
Language
English
Other Location
Cedar Mountain; Culpeper County; Virginia
Disciplines
History | Military History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, "1863-09-19 Chamberlain writes to Gov. Coburn regarding candidates for surgeon" (1863). 20th Maine Regiment. 22.
https://digitalmaine.com/chamberlain_corr/22
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Description
Letter from Joshua L. Chamberlain to Governor Abner Coburn. Discusses candidates for regimental surgeon; other regimental matters including 2nd Maine transfers and possible trouble with drafted conscripts.
"I trust we can manage them with enough skill and prudence to save them from desertion and its inevitable consequence -- shooting. I don't want any of that business with Maine men."