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Keywords: War Casualties
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Item 13249
Title: Sarah Sampson letter to governor, August 17, 1863
Contributed by: Maine State Archives
Date: 1863-08-17
Location: Gettysburg
Media: black ink on paper
Item 18561
Title: Influenza, war posters, Portland, ca. 1918
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1918
Location: Portland
Media: Photograph
Item 15108
Title: The greatest mother in the world, World War 1 poster, ca. 1917
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1917
Media: Ink on paper, poster
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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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The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families
The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.