Keywords: First Maine Heavy Artillery
Item 34465
Civil War Army Blanket, ca. 1865
Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Bangor Media: Wool
Item 82152
James Parker, Artificer, First Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment, ca. 1863
Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
John P. Sheahan, 1st Maine Cavalry, 31st Maine Infantry
John P. Sheahan of Dennysville served in the 1st Maine Cavalry from August 1862 until March 1864 when he was commissioned as a lieutenant in Co. E of the 31st Maine Infantry. His letters reveal much about the life of a soldier, including political views and thoughts about the war.
Exhibit
World War I and the Maine Experience
With a long history of patriotism and service, Maine experienced the war in a truly distinct way. Its individual experiences tell the story of not only what it means to be an American, but what it means to be from Maine during the war to end all wars.
Site Page
Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2
"Smith of Columbia Falls (1st Maine Heavy Artillery), described as a "farmer and lumberman, sturdy, robust, and practical, a most useful officer." In…"
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War
"… War James Parker, Artificer, First Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment, ca. 1863Mount Desert Island Historical Society Soon something much worse…"
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.
