Maine Memory Network

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

"In 1865 he was transferred to the 14th Maine Infantry division. Hiram left the Army after the Civil War ended and returned to Maine."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"1896 The Diaries of Sarah Jane and Emma Ann Foster: A Year in Maine During the Civil War. Wayne E. Reilly, ed."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"Some island men went into the infantry or Navy. Others, John Gilley of Beech Hill among them, joined the First Maine Cavalry. John did not survive."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"He was commander of the 2nd Maine Volunteer Infantry. He was captured in two battles in the Civil War, was exchanged both times, and spent time in…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"War As the Civil War began in 1861, the ambrotype was joined by the tintype as a form of photography "popular with soldiers and camp photographers…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War Resources

"Smith, Ned. The 22nd Maine Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War: a History and Roster. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & C., 2010. Sprague, Homer B."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"… at Mount Hope Cemetery that honors the 236 soldiers from Bangor who died in the war (only fifty-five names were actually carved into the monument)…"

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

"… Auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War still carry on the work begun by the GAR in establishing and improving veterans…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"Knopf, 2007 Some Civil War Soldiers of Northwestern Maine, http://www.oocities.org/barbour1048/CWsoldiers.htm Elizabeth Anne Chase Akers Allen."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research

"The sheer volume of the soldiers who served from Strong and Freeman shocked us, and it was difficult to select just a few soldiers to research from…"

Music in Maine - Military Marching Bands

"1803 The Portland Light Infantry Muster with a drummer and a horn player in uniform on the muster field."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"… Republic was a fraternal organization made up of Civil War veterans from the Union Army. This group had meetings for the members and picnics that…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Capt. L. J. Morse, Co. A, Maine State Guard, Bangor, 1864

"Morse was commander of Co. A, Light Infantry, of the Maine State Guard, which participated in the consecration of the Soldiers' Monument at Mount…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"Approximately 265 American soldiers died in this battle. At least 136 Indians died and dozens more were wounded."

Fifth Maine Regiment Museum

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"RANGER who served as a private soldier in the Civil War in the fifty-third Mass. Infantry and the sixth Maine Battery light artillery."

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"All were mustered in Bangor. Troops soon gathered at the state armory on Essex Street and quickly left for the South. Bangor soldiers saw action at…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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