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Historical Items

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Item 62463

Sgt. Horace White letter concerning Confederate soldiers, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Belle Plain Media: Ink on paper

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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

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Item 84243

Confederate canteen, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Media: Wood, leather, metal

Online Exhibits

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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.

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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.

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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.

Site Pages

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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…"

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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."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"… in the heat of battle to his commander, so the Confederates would not capture the leaders. Isaiah had noticed the commander’s horse get killed, and…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years
by Jamison McAlister

Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years