5th Maine Private Purchase Infantry Jacket, Early 1864

By MI Digital June 2, 2024June 2, 2024

By Richard M. Milstead, PhD Enoch Whittemore, Jr., advanced to first sergeant on Feb. 4, 1864. A member of Company I of the 5th Maine Infantry, he had received several promotions since he enlis

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