Keywords: Army Officers
Item 105833
Interior of the Officers Club at the Houlton Air base, 1943
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1943-02-03 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Item 105834
Officers Quarters at Houlton Air Base, 1943
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1943-01-30 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
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
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.
Exhibit
The War was not going well for the Union and in the summer of 1862, when President Lincoln called for an additional 300,000 troops, it was not a surprise to see so many men enlist in an attempt to bring proper leadership into the Army.
Site Page
Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2
"… February, 1862: "The photographer accompanies the army wherever it goes, and a very large number of soldiers get their pictures taken and send them…"
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4
"The post offices continued in private homes without a formal name until 1837. When the newly-named Strong Post Office moved to a three-story…"
Story
Learning to fly and instructing cadets at West Point during WWII
by Vera Cleaves
West Point during World War II
Story
August 12, 1967 was the most significant day of my life
by Bob Small
How the Vietnam war affected my life
