Search Results

Historical Items

View All Showing 2 of 112 Showing 3 of 112

Item 10244

5th Cavalry Regiment, company G roster, 1898

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1898 Location: Houlton Media: Photograph, ink on paper

view a full transcription

Item 6811

5th Infantry in Portland, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 6784

5th Infantry, Portland, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Online Exhibits

View All Showing 2 of 11 Showing 3 of 11

Exhibit

Pvt. John E. Stewart on letter writing, Virginia, 1861

Patriotic Imagery: 1861-1880

Imagery on letterhead soldiers used, on soldiers' memorials produced after the war, and on many other items captured the themes of the American Civil War: union, liberty, and freedom.

Exhibit

Civil War monument dedication, Bethel, 1908

Field & Homefront: Bethel during the Civil War

Like many towns, Bethel responded to the Civil War by sending many soldiers and those at the homefront sent aid and supported families. The town grew during the war, but suffered after its end.

Exhibit

For the Union: Civil War Deaths

More than 9,000 Maine soldiers and sailors died during the Civil War while serving with Union forces. This exhibit tells the stories of a few of those men.

Site Pages

View All Showing 2 of 9 Showing 3 of 9

Site Page

Music in Maine - Kimball Drum, ca. 1860

"Kimball/Co.F 5th Maine Regt./Dec. 1861-July 1864." Frank Kimball was a drummer in Co. F of the 5th Maine Infantry Regiment."

Site Page

Fifth Maine Regiment Veteran Reunion, Peaks Island, 1912

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 12 of 17

"… Infantry, 3rd Maine Infantry, 4th Maine Infantry, 5th Maine Infantry, 6th Maine Infantry, 7th Maine Infantry 8th Main Infantry, 9th Maine Infantry…"