Keywords: Civilian Soldiers
Item 13249
Sarah Sampson letter to governor, August 17, 1863
Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1863 Location: Gettysburg Media: Ink on paper
Item 33518
Minsky Warden Armband, ca. 1943
Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: circa 1943 Location: Bangor Media: Cotton
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
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.
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War
"… during the war years, the result of military and civilian deaths, the flight of men avoiding the draft, and the emigration of young people in…"
Site Page
Music in Maine - Military Marching Bands
"Veteran musicians created civilian bands, often replicating their former military service in music choices and uniform styles."
Story
The only letter to survive World War II
by Cyrene Slegona
Only one of many letters my father sent to his wife remained after he came home from World War II.
Story
Rev James Wells Appointment as Chaplain for Maine in Civil War
by David Woodward
Certificate for Rev. Wells commissioned by Gov. Israel Washburn Jr. to serve in Maine 11th Regiment
