Maine Memory Network

Nebraskan NFBPWC delegation, Portland, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1925 Location: Portland Media: glass negative

Oramaudel M. Hubbard, Brunswick, ca. 1919

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1919 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print

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.

Rumford's Notable Citizens in the Civil War

A number of Rumford area residents played important roles during the Civil War -- and in the community afterwards. Among these are William King Kimball, who commanded the 12th Maine for much of the war.

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

… his original plan, when he went to sign up for drummer boy he learned that drummer boy was already possessed by another boy.

Lincoln, Maine - Nathaniel Bodwell

… of a few paragraphs" Nathaniel Bodwell was a drummer boy in the army. He was born in 1800, and died in 1874, in Lincoln, Maine.