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George Foster Shepley
Union Army general, politician (1819–1878).
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Union Army general, politician (1819–1878).
George Foster Shepley (January 1, 1819 – July 20, 1878) was an American attorney and Union General. During the Civil War he became the acting mayor of New Orleans in 1862, the military governor of Louisiana from 1862 until 1864 and the military governor of Richmond in 1865. After the war he was nominated as United States circuit judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the First Circuit.
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Union Army general, politician (1819–1878).
Career and education
Leadership and official positions
Mayor of New Orleans · Governor of Louisiana
Education
Harvard Law School · Dartmouth College
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