Maine Memory Network

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"Abraham Lincoln Statue, Islesboro, ca. 1914Islesboro Historical Society Islesboro High School, ca."

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

"… to vote for “Old Abe” and later, that he had read Abraham Lincoln had won the election for president."

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

"… Historical Society On April 15, 1861 President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation calling forth the militia of the United States."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Brothers of the Civil War President Abraham Lincoln, ca. 1862Maine Historical Society Setting the Scene On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces…"