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James Henry Tallman

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Sources:

“New Year’s Day in Washington,” The Washington Chronicle, Washington, D.C., January 3, 1863.

James M. McPherson, Battle Cry Freedom (Oxford University Press, New York, New York, 1988).

“Accident,” The Daily Sentinel and Times, Bath, Maine, January 13, 1863.

Pension file of James H. Tallman, Captain and Assistant Quartermaster of Volunteers, Civil War Pension Files, Record Group 15, National Archives and Records Administration.

“Peleg Tallman Foremost Citizen of Bath More Than a Century Ago,” The Bath Daily Times, Bath, Maine, January 24, 1936.

James H. Tallman and his two siblings, Peleg and Georgianna, as young children.

“Peleg Tallman Foremost Citizen of Bath More Than a Century Ago,” The Bath Daily Times, Bath, Maine, January 30, 1936.

“Peleg Tallman’s Career Outdid Heroes in Horatio Alger Books,” Portland Press Herald, Portland, Maine, February 23, 1936.

William M. Emery, Honorable Peleg Tallman, 1764-1841, His Ancestors and Descendants (Thomas Todd Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 1935).

U.S. Census Records, 1850-1900.

“To the Rescue,” Campaign Argus, Portland, Maine, August 31, 1855.

“Mass Meeting in Brunswick,” The State of Maine, Portland, Maine, September 5, 1855.

“In the Evening,” The Daily Sentinel and Times, Bath, Maine, May 21, 1874.

“Matrimony Notice,” Portland Advertiser, Portland, Maine, May 24, 1859.

“Death of John B. Hudson,” Portland Press-Herald, Portland, Maine, July 26, 1880.

Benjamin Tallman was passed over as the primary heir to his father’s fortune in favor of his younger brother, Henry Tallman.

“The Late Peleg Tallman – Obituary,” Portland Daily-Press, Portland, Maine, April 30, 1863.

“The Late Peleg Tallman,” The Daily Sentinel and Times, Bath, Maine, May 4, 1863.

Third Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry: Timeline with Historical Information, Compiled by Craig Young, 2001, https://www.thirdmaine.org/PDF/3rdMEshort-hist.pdf

Proceedings of a General Court-Martial in the case of 1st Lt. James H. Tallman, 3rd Maine Regiment, convened by Special Orders No. 81, Headquarters 3rd Brigade, Camp Williams, Virginia, September 27, 1861 (trial proceedings October 1861).

“Resolutions of REGR,” Daily National Intelligencer and Washington Express, Washington, D.C., December 25, 1863.

Bowdoin College in the 1820s when James Tallman’s father, Henry was a student there. James and his brother Peleg attended Bowdoin in the 1850s.

Proceedings of a General Court-Martial in the case of Captain James H. Tallman, Assistant Quartermaster of Volunteers, 1864–1865, Records of the Office of the Judge Advocate General (Army), Record Group 153, National Archives and Records Administration.

Letter regarding the dismissal of Captain James H. Tallman, Assistant Quartermaster of Volunteers, Washington, D.C., January 23, 1868, stating dismissal from service on February 20, 1866, for “failing to render official returns to the Quartermaster General.”

“Major Jas. H. Tallman,” Daily Sentinel and Times, Bath, Maine, April 4, 1866.

“Judge Tallman,” The Bath Daily Times, Bath, Maine, May 4, 1885.

“Letter from A.G.S.,” Sun-Journal, Lewiston, Maine, January 31, 1936.