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Category: Military & War, Military Life

Historical Items

These results include photographs, documents, letters, paintings, artifacts, and many other kinds of Maine related items from collections around the state and elsewhere.


Item 9276

Letter, John Sheahan to his family in Dennysville, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-12-26 Location: Dennysville Media: Ink on paper

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Item 9281

Letter from John Sheahan to his father, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863-07-04 Location: Gettysburg; Dennysville Media: Ink on paper

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Item 9282

John Sheahan on Battle of Brandy Station, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863-06-10 Location: Warrenton; Dennysville Media: Ink on paper

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Item 9283

John Sheahan letter from Belle Plain, Virginia, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863-01-16 Location: Belle Plain; Dennysville Media: Ink on paper

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Item 9284

Letter from John Sheahan to his father, Jan. 29, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863-01-29 Location: Belle Plain; Dennysville Media: Ink on paper

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Item 9294

James Lawrence transportation pass, June 29, 1865

Contributed by: North Yarmouth Historical Society Date: 1865-06-29 Location: Fort Monroe; City Point Media: Paper

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Item 9299

Letter from Nathaniel Lawrence to his son, James, July 16, 1865

Contributed by: North Yarmouth Historical Society Date: 1865-07-16 Location: Pownal Media: Paper

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Item 9300

Letter from Luther Lawrence to his brother, May 25, 1862

Contributed by: North Yarmouth Historical Society Date: 1862-05-25 Location: Richmond Media: Paper

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Item 9312

Civil War Army Pass, 1862

Contributed by: Cumberland Historical Society Date: 1862-12-22 Location: Aquia Creek Media: Paper

Item 9320

Military pass for H.L. Prince and two men, Dec. 28, 1862

Contributed by: Cumberland Historical Society Date: 1862-12-28 Media: Ink on paper

Item 9321

Military pass for H.L. Prince of the 20th Maine vol., Jan. 10, 1863

Contributed by: Cumberland Historical Society Date: 1863-01-10 Location: Washington Media: Ink on paper

Item 9425

Military inductees, South Paris, 1943

Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: 1943-01-20 Location: South Paris Media: Photographic print

Item 10364

Arthur Goon on Navy ship, 1954

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1954 Location: Portland; Portland Media: Photoprint

Item 10553

William Bayley to mother, May 9, 1779

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1779-05-09 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 10554

William Bayley letter to mother, January 28, 1780

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1780-01-28 Location: Portland; West Point Media: Ink on paper

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Item 10555

Letter from William Bayley to mother, October 23, 1780

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1780-10-23 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 11314

W.H. Hammond letter to wife, ca. 1862

Contributed by: Cary Library Date: circa 1862 Location: Houlton; Penobscot; Arlington Heights; Washington Media: Ink on paper

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Item 11593

Kittery Navy Yard, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Kittery; Portsmouth; Kittery; Portsmouth Media: Photographic print

Item 11820

Drawstring bag, Skowhegan, ca. 1864

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1864 Location: Skowhegan Media: Patterned Cloth

Item 11821

Lt. Alexander Crawford Jr., ca. 1864

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: 1864 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Item 13572

Camp Houlton PX, 1945

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1945 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 13711

World War I soldiers, Kennebunk, ca. 1918

Contributed by: Kennebunk Free Library Date: circa 1918 Location: Kennebunk Media: Photographic print

Item 13804

Cumberland Civil War bounties, 1864

Contributed by: Town of Cumberland Date: 1864-08-11 Location: Cumberland Media: Paper

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Item 13805

Town of Cumberland warrant, 1864

Contributed by: Town of Cumberland Date: 1864-11-01 Location: Cumberland Media: Ink on paper

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