Daniel Morong, Civil War Veteran from Edmunds, Maine

Photograph

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Dennys River Historical Society

Daniel Morong, a Civil War Veteran from Edmunds, Maine: Photograph on a studio card from Dunshee and Hill, 22 Winter Street, Boston, Massachusetts
Daniel Morong, a Civil War Veteran from Edmunds, Maine

Photograph on a studio card from Dunshee and Hill, 22 Winter Street, Boston, Massachusetts

Name/Title

Daniel Morong, Civil War Veteran from Edmunds, Maine

Description

Photographic portrait of Daniel Morong, a Civil War veteran from Edmunds, Maine. His house is marked on the upper end of the South Edmunds Road on the 1881 Colby Atlas map of Washington County. As master of the "Judge Low" and other sailing vessels, he made frequent trips carrying cargo to and from Dennysville.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Cabinet Card

Context

A civil war veteran, Capt. Daniel Morong subsequently made a living as master of sailing vessels carrying cargo to and from Dennysville. He served as the master of the "Judge Low" in 1878 and 1882; the "Olive Branch" in 1881, and the "M.J. Laughton" in 1883-6, encountering difficulties in December, 1886, which led to the loss of the ship.

Collection

Dennys River Historic Photographs, Photos for Map