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Item 70733

Civil War Infantry first sergeant, Bangor ca. 1861

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1861 Media: Carte de visite

Item 26016

First Connecticut Sergeant Major in Tent at Fort Knox, 1898

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: 1898 Location: Prospect Media: Photographic print

Item 5283

First phase, burning of the Old South Church, Bath, 1854

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1854-07-06 Location: Bath Media: Oil on canvas

Online Exhibits

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Granville Sparrow, 17th Maine Volunteers, ca. 1863

Capt. Grenville F. Sparrow, 17th Maine

Grenville F. Sparrow of Portland was 25 when he answered Lincoln's call for more troops to fight the Confederates. He enlisted in Co. A of Maine's 17th Volunteer Infantry regiment. He fought in 30 battles between 1862 and the war's end in 1865.

Exhibit

For the Union: Civil War Deaths

More than 9,000 Maine soldiers and sailors died during the Civil War while serving with Union forces. This exhibit tells the stories of a few of those men.

Exhibit

Civil War monument dedication, Bethel, 1908

Field & Homefront: Bethel during the Civil War

Like many towns, Bethel responded to the Civil War by sending many soldiers and those at the homefront sent aid and supported families. The town grew during the war, but suffered after its end.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… during this engagement On Iwo Jima Island, now “Sergeant” Trafton, was a member of the FIFTH Amphibious Corps that landed under withering fire and…"

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Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"Jones (at right) strikes a military pose and looks determinedly into the camera of a photographer whose painted backdrop depicts an army camp scene…"