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Historical Items

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Item 100402

Letter regarding Pittsfield's Civil War enlistment quotas, Augusta, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Central Institute Date: 1862-09-03 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper

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Item 66029

Alonzo Garcelon appointment as Hospital Surgeon, 1861

Contributed by: Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library Date: 1861-04-25 Location: Lewiston Media: Ink on paper

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Horace W. Moore discharge, Scarborough, 1882

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: 1882-10-27 Location: Scarborough Media: Ink on paper

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Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109453

Adjutant General's Office, Augusta, ca. 1888

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1888 Location: Augusta Client: City of Augusta Architect: George M. Coombs

Online Exhibits

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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.

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Sarah Sampson: Caring for Soldiers, Orphans

Sarah Sampson of Bath went to war with her husband, a captain in the 3rd Maine Regiment. With no formal training, she spent the next four and a half years providing nursing and other services to soldiers. Even after her husband became ill and returned to Maine, Sampson remained in the Washington, D.C., area aiding the sick and wounded.

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Lt. Charles Bridges: Getting Ahead in the Army

Sgt. Charles Bridges of Co. B of the 2nd Maine Infantry was close to the end of his two years' enlistment in early 1863 when he took advantage of an opportunity for advancement by seeking and getting a commission as an officer in the 3rd Regiment U.S. Volunteers.

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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 4 of 4

"Supplement to the Annual Reports of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine, for the years 1861, ’62, ’63, ’64, ’65, and 1866."

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Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"Hall, a former Navy officer, who checked with the Adjutant General of the State of Maine and he concluded that “Surry is acting with proper respect…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"Maine. Adjutant General. Augusta (Me.) : Stevens & Sayward, printers to the state, 1862- 1867. (C) Annual report of the municipal officers of the…"