Keywords: Civil War, 1862-1865
Item 100744
List of Civil War soldiers, Pittsfield, 1864
Contributed by: Maine Central Institute Date: 1864-04-15 Location: Pittsfield Media: Ink on paper
Item 15720
Letter concerning Financial History of the War, 1869
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: Buffalo; Washington Media: Ink on paper
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War Through the Eyes of a Young Sailor
Eager to deal with the "Sesech" [Secessionists], young deepwater sailor John Monroe Dillingham of Freeport enlisted in the U.S. Navy as soon as he returned from a long voyage in 1862. His letters and those of his family offer first-hand insight into how one individual viewed the war.
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.
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War
"Soldiers Of The Civil War Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Return to Student Research Many young men from Strong and Freeman…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3
"… Auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War still carry on the work begun by the GAR in establishing and improving veterans…"
