Maine Memory Network

Richard Cutts Shannon, Colby 1862

Contributed by: Colby College Special Collections Date: circa 1862 Media: Photographic print

Promotion Certificate of James Phair, 1864

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: 1864-07-07 Location: Presque Isle Media: Print on paper

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This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War

For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.

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.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"Building Of The Arts Era Building Of The Arts, Bar Harbor, Maine The Building of the Arts was officially dedicated in 1907 and remained the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"… 1992 A Distant War Comes Home: Maine in the Civil War Era, edited by Donald W. Beattie, Rodney M. Cole, and Charles G."

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.