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Historical Items

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Item 5384

Ladies' Sanitary Fair fundraiser, Bangor, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864-12-20 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper

Item 61841

Gorham Ladies Aid donation letter, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Gorham Media: Ink on paper

Item 76122

Bangor women's donations for soldiers, Boston, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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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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Belfast During the Civil War: The Home Front

Belfast residents responded to the Civil War by enlisting in large numbers, providing relief from the home front to soldiers, defending Maine's shoreline, and closely following the news from soldiers and from various battles.

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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.

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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My Maine Stories

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Story

A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin

As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down