Maine Memory Network

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.

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 11 of 17

"The first company of Biddeford volunteers left in May of 1861. By October of 1862, more than half of all able-bodied men were in the armed services."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"His big problem was not downright opposition, but public indifference. In 1928, he scored the first major breakthrough after the town voted funds for…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… commenced and on November 14, 1965, 50 volunteers participated in rebuilding the mill. On December 31, 1965 the dedication of the new mill was held…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tillson Testimonial

"He was accepted into the regiment on the 15th and left for Washington two days later. On July 21st Henry was among the soldiers at the first battle…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… the store burned, but a portion was saved by a volunteer bucket brigade from the Mill Stream behind it."

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

"Scarborough, Maine: Harp Publications, 1992. Print. Shaw, Horace H. The First Maine Heavy Artillery, 1861-1865 : a history of its part and place in…"

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

"The Second Maine Regiment, consisting of men from Bangor and the nearby region left Bangor on May 14th, just one month after Lincoln's call for…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"These 779 men signed up to serve for three months. The soldiers trained at Camp Washburn (named for Maine Gov."