Keywords: Military supplies
Item 7326
Letter concerning military provisions and garrison contingents, Kittery, 1695
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1694 Location: Kittery Media: Ink on paper
Item 66031
Order for medical supplies for more regiments, Augusta, 1861
Contributed by: Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library Date: 1861 Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Civil War-era clothing
An exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads, Part 1," featuring American Civil War civilian and military clothing, 1860 to 1869.
Exhibit
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.
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 1 of 4
"They also made other types of threads to supply the county’s new narrow goods industry, now manufacturing decorative braids, cords, ribbons…"
Site Page
Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War
"… hometowns and traveled south to serve in the US military at some point during the war. Fred Titcomb's horses, load of hay, Falmouth Corner…"
Story
Service in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan by MAJ Adam R. Cote
by Adam R. Cote
Military Service has had a deep impact my life
Story
How I broke the mold for women to serve in the military
by Mary D. McGuirk
My life and career as a USAF Nurse
Lesson Plan
World War I and the U.S. Home Front
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
Learn about World War I using primary sources from Maine Memory Network and the Library of Congress.
