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Historical Items

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Item 83658

Soldier's cartridge box, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Media: Leather, metal, brass, paint

Item 31879

Civil War Cartridge Box owned by Luther Lawrence, ca. 1862

Contributed by: North Yarmouth Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Location: Deep Bottom Media: Leather, bronze, tin

Item 54444

W.B. Adams letter about march, Virginia, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: White Oak Church Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Capt. Grenville F. Sparrow, 17th Maine

Grenville F. Sparrow of Portland was 25 when he answered Lincoln's call for more troops to fight the Confederates. He enlisted in Co. A of Maine's 17th Volunteer Infantry regiment. He fought in 30 battles between 1862 and the war's end in 1865.

Exhibit

This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War

For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 3 of 4

"… trimming, flat skirt pleating at front and tight cartridge gathers at the back. The weight of the heavily lined, and very expansive skirt, is…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 4 of 4

"… with drop shoulders, bishop sleeves and closely cartridge pleated crinoline skirt would not be out of place among the cloud of white dresses in…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne

Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.