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Historical Items

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Item 100046

Co. E, 25th Maine memorial, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Westbrook Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Westbrook; Portland Media: Chromolithograph

Item 72556

Charles Cole letter to his family, 1862

Contributed by: John Micavich through Sebago Historical Society Date: 1862-09-20 Location: Sebago; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 72558

Pvt. Charles Cole to family, Arlington, Va., 1862

Contributed by: John Micavich through Sebago Historical Society Date: 1862-11-29 Location: Arlington Heights; Washington; Sebago Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Home Ties: Sebago During the Civil War

Letters to and from Sebago soldiers who served in the Civil War show concern on both sides about farms and other issues at home as well as concern from the home front about soldiers' well-being.

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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator

George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.

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Memorializing Civil War Veterans: Portland & Westbrook

Three cemeteries -- all of which were in Westbrook during the Civil War -- contain headstones of Civil War soldiers. The inscriptions and embellishments on the stones offer insight into sentiments of the eras when the soldiers died.