George Lafayette Beal Papers
Scope and Content Note
Papers of an army officer in the Civil War. Included are handwritten letters by George Lafayette Beal during the Civil War, a photocopy of an autobiography including Beal's service record, and a photograph of Beal.
Dates
- 1861-1877
Creator
- Beal, George Lafayette, 1825-1896 (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Biographical Note
George Lafayette Beal was born in Norway, Maine in 1825. He enlisted in 1861 and served as captain in Company G, First Maine Regiment of Infantry. The commissions he held during the war were: Captain, Company G, First Maine Regiment of Infantry; Colonel, Tenth Maine Regiment of Infantry; Colonel, Twenty-ninth Maine Regiment of Infantry; Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers; and Major General "by brevet" in 1865 for meritorious services during the war. He was finally discharged on January 15, 1866.
Extent
2 Folders ( (Letters arranged chronologically))
Abstract
Papers of an army officer in the Civil War. Included are handwritten letters by George Lafayette Beal during the Civil War, a photocopy of an autobiography including Beal's service record, and a photograph of Beal.
Organization and Arrangement
Letters arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The letters were a gift of Charles Partridge in 1968. The biography and photograph were a gift of Nicholas Picerno in 1986.
- Autobiographies Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Letters (Correspondence) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Maine -- Militia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 10th (1861-1863)
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861)
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 29th (1863-1866)
- Title
- Guide to the George Lafayette Beal Papers
- Status
- No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
