Maine Memory Network

Maine and the Civil War - Headstone, unknown Confederate soldier, Gray, 1979

"The gravestone reads, "Stranger, A soldier of the late war died 1862, Erected by the ladies of Gray." This item is in copyright."

Maine and the Civil War - Communities and the War

"… from their historical collections relating to the Civil War era and residents of their area who participated in the war; held "One Book, One…"

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"Soldier's Monument X "How did the Civil war impact your life? Your future? Or future as a town?" The Civil War impacted my life because, when I…"

Maine and the Civil War - Legendary Participation

"… Historical Society Maine's participation in the Civil War is legendary: heroes and heroines, a huge per capita participation rate, nurses, and…"

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

"The full title of this view is, "Eastern Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Togus, Me." View additional information about this…"

Maine and the Civil War - Offer for war battle images, Houlton, ca. 1862

"… A poster advertises the Pierce Brothers' Civil War stereoscopticon images depicting scenes from the war."

Maine and the Civil War - Regiments: Images, Documents

"… Images, Documents A few of Maine's more than 50 Civil War regiments and batteries are represented here."

Maine and the Civil War - Bluehill Academy Journal, 1863

"… Library Description Written during the Civil War by students at Bluehill Academy in Blue Hill, this student journal has a hand-drawn…"

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

"Soldiers Of The Civil War Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Return to Student Research Many young men from Strong and Freeman…"

Maine and the Civil War - Poster seeking cavalry horses, Aroostook County, 1861

"… Historical and Art Museum Description A Civil War poster announcing the desire of the army to purchase of horses for the Union cavalry in…"

Maine and the Civil War - The Homefront: Before, During, and After the War

"… The Homefront: Before, During, and After the War"

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…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"In addition many former soldiers left our communities to settle elsewhere, including lands in the western United States."

Music in Maine - Civil War drum, ca. 1861

"Drumming at war was dangerous, because the enemy knew that without the drum, commanders lost contact with their troops."

Maine and the Civil War - Individuals: Stories, Letters, Diaries

"… Individuals: Stories, Letters, Diaries"

Maine and the Civil War - Letter from Daniel Lord to his wife, July 21, 1861

"… Letter from Daniel Lord to his wife, July 21, 1861 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Daniel Lord wrote to his second…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"… Aroostook War (also known as the “Pork and Beans War” and the “Lumberjack War”), I would be nervous if I was a wife to one of the men that went to…"

Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"Some of the soldiers didn’t come back and that would have a negative effect on those who knew them. There could have been memories between people…"

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

"John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier By Mrs. Snow's and Mr. Cole's 7th Grade Classes at Blue Hill Consolidated School John Edward Horton was born…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"… whose grandson, Joshua, became a hero in the Civil War. The elder Chamberlain was a shipbuilder from Orrington and lost two ships in the Battle of…"

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 - Soldier transport ships, Bangor, 1865

"… residents, awaited the arrival of returning Civil War soldiers in September 1865. Martin, an accountant and shopkeeper who wrote and illustrated…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ariel G. Edwards, WW II soldier, Lincoln, 1943

"Ariel G. Edwards, WW II soldier, Lincoln, 1943 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description Ariel G."

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

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