Keywords: Confederate soldiers
Item 62463
Sgt. Horace White letter concerning Confederate soldiers, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Belle Plain Media: Ink on paper
Item 99388
Lucretia Sewall to brother on end of war, Mobile, 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: Mobile Media: Ink on paper
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
Civil War Soldiers Impact Pittsfield
Although not everyone in town supported the war effort, more than 200 Pittsfield men served in Civil War regiments. Several reminders of their service remain in the town.
Site Page
Maine and the Civil War - Headstone, unknown Confederate soldier, Gray, 1979
"Instead they found the body of a stranger, a confederate soldier in uniform. The gravestone reads, "Stranger, A soldier of the late war died 1862…"
Site Page
Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier
"He was captured by Confederate soldiers on August 19, 1864 and taken to C.S. Military Prison in Richmond, Virginia."
Story
Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years
by Jamison McAlister
Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years