Maine Memory Network

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."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding During and after the Civil War - 1861 to 1900

"… in Thomaston during 1861 to serve in the US Navy. In the following year, only two ships were produced, one appropriately named “General McLellan,”…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - U.S. Flagship Hartford

"… I am writing to inform you that I have joined the Navy. I am on The Gunboat Kennebec currently off the coast of Mississippi."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"also served in the Union Navy as a Capt on the revenue cutter USS Delaware patrolling the Potomac River."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… went out to be used in building the Charlestown Navy Yard. Later shipments included eight columns 28 feet long for the Dutch Reformed Church in New…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Army and Navy with more men proportionately than any other state. Citizens from towns all over the state continued to answer the call throughout the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… and American revolutionaries scuttled much of its navy in the Penobscot River, some settlers withdrew to safer areas in southern New England."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… skilled school band provided music while the Navy destroyer John Paul Jones was anchored in the harbor."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… routes and conscripting men into the British navy. Supplies were at a premium, and to offset high costs, islanders frequently took their produce to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"The Blue and Grey turned into Navy Blue & Gold and Farmington students became Cougars. Farmington High School, ca."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… coasts working at capacity to supply the Army and Navy with three million, one-hundred can cases per year. Seven new factories were built in Lubec."