Keywords: Quartering soldiers
Item 74505
Capt. Appleton report on claim against U.S., Louisiana, 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Media: Ink on paper
Item 74504
Lt. Hight to Capt. Appleton, Louisiana, 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper
Item 111555
Barracks in Togus, Chelsea, 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900–1935 Location: Chelsea; Eastport Client: Eastern Branch N.H.D.V.S. Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
A Soldier's Declaration of Independence
William Bayley of Falmouth (Portland) was a soldier in the Continental Army, seeing service at Ticonderoga, Valley Forge, Monmouth Court House, and Saratoga, among other locations. His letters home to his mother reveal much about the economic hardships experienced by both soldiers and those at home.
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
Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3
"The Gray Gable Tea room, the garage, living quarters, and over-night camps of J.O. Buzzles were completely flooded."
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic
"… who wished to relive their war years found quarters in their tents. Also the railroads offered scheduled special trains along with rare discounted…"
Story
Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey
MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR
Story
A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down
