Life span: 03/20/1804 to 10/02/1897TabsLife SummaryFull name: Neal S. DowPlace of Birth: Portland, MEBurial Place: Portland, MEBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 3Family: Josiah Dow (father) Dorcas Allen Dow (mother), Mary Cordelia Durant Maynard (wife)Occupation: PoliticianMilitaryRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderChurch or Religious Denomination: Quakers (Society of Friends)Political Parties: WhigRepublicanOtherOther Political Party: Prohibition PartyOther Affiliations: Abolitionists (Anti-Slavery Society)Temperance (Prohibition)Government: Local governmentMilitary: Union Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 05/27/1863 05/27/1863 In Louisiana, Confederate defenders of Port Hudson beat back an all-out Union assault 06/26/1863 06/26/1863 In Hanover County, Virginia, Pennsylvania cavalry capture W.H.F. "Rooney" Lee, son of Robert E. Lee 06/30/1863 06/30/1863 In Louisiana, Confederate raiders capture a convalescing Union general outside Port Hudson Documents Images Neal S. Dow, circa 1856, engraving Neal S. Dow, circa 1856, engraving, detail Neal S. Dow Neal S. Dow, detail Bibliography
