Maine Memory Network

Maine and the Civil War - Togus Veterans' Hospital view, 1885

"… established to serve disabled veterans after the Civil War. Today, one of the buildings is on the National Historic Register."

Maine and the Civil War - Legendary Participation

"Legendary Participation War veterans, Kittery, 1932Maine Historical Society Maine's participation in the Civil War is legendary: heroes and…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"Two of these wars, the Civil War and World War II were without question the costliest in terms of manpower and materiel."

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"Veterans Tributes Mattie A Pinette, Dog Tag, Mrs. Jos. Pinette, Guilford, MaineGuilford Historical Society MATTIE ANNA PINETTE Mattie Anna…"

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

"Mr. Bangs served in Company L. After the Civil War ended he transferred to the Veterans Reserve Corp on April 15, 1865."

Early Maine Photography - War

"… the images of two aged Revolutionary War veterans are contrasted with those of several young men who served in the Civil War."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 12 of 17

"The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco Fifth Maine Regiment Veteran Reunion, Peaks Island, 1912Fifth Maine…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 17 of 17

"… as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco Civil War Veterans of Biddeford, 1916McArthur Public Library Reality dawned on the citizens of Biddeford…"

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…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"… testified their love and respect for the aged veteran of the Cross, who had for so many years lived and labored in their section of the State."…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"Civil War James Parker, Artificer, First Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment, ca. 1863Mount Desert Island Historical Society Soon something much…"

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

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

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"Jonathan Clay, Jr. Killed in the Civil War at Petersubrg, VA. He was buried in a mass grave. X Brent Davis "Compare and contrast your topic in…"

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

"This group had meetings for the members and picnics that included their families. The meetings were sometimes about voting rights for black veterans."

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… Ellsworth 1890 Maine Census Index of Civil War Veterans African-American Civil War Monument, Washington, D.C."

Music in Maine - Military Marching Bands

"After the Civil War, Congress stopped funding military bands that provided music to troops and communities."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"Civil War Veterans, West Surry School, Surry, ca. 1890Surry Historical Society Surry paid a town bounty of $22,948 to the Union cause."

Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"… of that Kennebec River town’s flourishing pre Civil War shipbuilding industry and the many mariners who resided there."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"… 1992 A Distant War Comes Home: Maine in the Civil War Era, edited by Donald W. Beattie, Rodney M. Cole, and Charles G."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research

"Polk researched the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. We brainstormed topics that would be important to the town and to us."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 3 of 3

"… the society’s start of the yearlong Maine Memory project to research and map local homes, businesses and townspeople’s lives after the Civil War."

Music in Maine - Music and Television

"He was a World War II veteran and a lifelong member of Temple Beth El. His show encouraged many young people to pursue music careers, including…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3

"… 7th and 8th graders have researched Strong's post-Civil War life and the story of Fly Rod Crosby, Maine's first registered Maine Guide."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 2

"… a cost standpoint, circular sawed lumber made possible the large barns required by the emerging dairy industry in the post-Civil War period."