Maine Memory Network

Isaac Thompson, 16th Maine Infantry, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Location: Anson Media: Photographic print

George A. Deering, 16th Maine Infantry, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs

The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… of the Second Maine Infantry, the 22nd Maine Infantry, the 26th Maine Infantry, and the First Maine Heavy Artillery. All were mustered in Bangor."