Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Liz, widow Clark, Bangor, 1848

"Liz, widow Clark, Bangor, 1848 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Liz, about 20, and widow Clark…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"After the War many Maine residents had moved West in search of a better life or to join family members who had also migrated."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Civil War era soldier's garb, ca. 1866

"Civil War era soldier's garb, ca. 1866 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description In a "Scrap & Sketch…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Boy at Bangor post Civil War parade, 1865

"Boy at Bangor post Civil War parade, 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin…"

Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"Two years later, on January 12, 1867, John's widow Laura applied to the federal government for an increase in her widow's pension."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"… a carpenter, had died the previous August and his widowed mother, Hannah, certified that Frederick was 18 years old and had her consent as mother…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 6, pages 97-113

"Daniel K. Pomroy "girls who bore a bad name" Liz Widow Clark Mary E. Suratt Balloon ascention Jim Dunning"

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"… Fowler on February 25th, 1813 they had both been widowed. Then in 1822, he brought two of his sons to Orrington, where two years later he would go…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Marcellus Emery, Bangor, ca. 1864

"… history and the events in Bangor during the war -- as well as Emery's pledge at the end of the war of his support for the Union."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 534-603

"Martin mentioned the outbreak of the Civil War, and the effects of soldiers in Bangor and the war on local businesses; and his wife's serious illness…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - George Melvin Weston, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… of illustrations and narrative about post Civil War Democrats in Bangor, John Martin drew this illustration of George Melvin Weston."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"Another interest is the changes taking place in Bangor during and after the war. Martin deplores the social and economic changes, which, in part, led…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 604-650

"… journal writing about the effects of the Civil War on business and prices, his rustic furniture, profiles of his children, their educations…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, Bangor, 1865

"… The 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, a Civil War regiment organized as the 18th Maine Infantry, returned to Bangor in September 1865, greeted by a large…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"… provided a local relief fund for needy veterans, widows, and orphans. Money could be used for medical, burial and housing expenses, and for food…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Canoe race, Kenduskeag Stream, Bangor, 1865

"… July 4 events -- observing the end of the Civil War -- in his "Scrap & Sketch Book" that he began writing in 1864."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hannibal Hamlin, Bangor, 1866

"… saying, "We cannot afford after enduring 4 years war in which we gave up three hundred thousand young good and true men to their distant &…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Boy at Bangor parade, July 4, 1865

"… Description A boy in the post Civil War July 4 parade in Bangor in 1865 is dressed in "white waste and fashionable felt & straw hat" as…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldier, Bangor, ca. 1860

"… "in the free states" before 1861 when the Civil War began. Martin, on page 114 of the "Scrap & Sketch Book" that he began in 1864, described the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 7, pages 114-134

"… on Soldiers" in which he described what Civil War soldiers wore and carried and how little prepared Mainers were to be soldiers in 1861."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin store interior, Bangor, 1862

"… economic downturns and the start of the Civil War, Martin thought being in business for himself was safer than working for someone else."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashion in Bangor, 1865

"… that women's fashions changed when men went off to the Civil War. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashions in Bangor, 1866

"… and fashion had changed by the end of the Civil War. He wrote under the illustration, "Fashions August 1866, Bangor." View additional…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"Martin, who was lame, did not serve in the war, but followed the rush of enlistments and departure of regiments."