Maine Memory Network

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

"… desire of the army to purchase of horses for the Union cavalry in various communities in Aroostook County."

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

"… news from his trip to Washington, D.C., and the Union troops. He sends greetings to his children, also."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… debt, several new businesses including a credit union arrived and even another great downtown fire, one which consumed a clothing store, caused…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… In 1934, organizers attempted to establish a union at the mill. Tensions ran high on both sides of the issue and finally, the National Guard was…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"Bird's eye view of National Soldier's Home, Togus near Augusta, 1878Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education National Soldier…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Ammunition Case

"A soldier whose name goes untold, and we know that there is a story behind the case that we will never be able to obtain."

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

"… junior, Olin became a distinguished Civil War soldier and ended the war six years later as a lieutenant in the South leading African-American…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 13 of 17

"Women and men who remained home started a Soldier Relief Society, and supplies were sent to sick and infirmed Soldiers on the frontlines."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tillson Testimonial

"Henry was among the soldiers killed when the Confederates drove the Unions from Bull Run, during the battle a cannon ball shot off both his legs."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - P.H. Tilson Death Notice

"After Union guns were captured, the Union Army was forced to retreat with the majority of its army still intact. P.H."

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

"… memorials, busts and equestrian statues of Union soldiers and heroes, granite shafts, tablets, urns, and mounted cannon."

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

"… Index to Places of Interest of Deceased Union Soldiers in the Various and Territories, as Specified in Rolls of Honor Nos."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"Wilson cites the widespread practice of soldiers being photographed by quoting Humphrey’s Journal for February, 1862: "The photographer accompanies…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Second Generation & Permanent Structures at Asticou

"… one son, Samuel Tyler Savage (1841-1865), a soldier of Union Army during the Civil War who returned from the battlefield and died in the Old House…"

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

"… dawned on the citizens of Biddeford and Saco as soldiers returned home. But truth struck the family members and friends of those who would not…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tilson's Hat

"During the battle, the Confederates drove the Union soldiers off the field. Perez Henry Tilson was the first man to die from Thomaston in the Civil…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… in its original Russian one day in the Soviet Union to help “sow the seeds of harmony” between rival countries."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… Border Dispute Originally, Surry extended to the Union River and north to Ellsworth Falls. On an early settler map of the area, this section was…"

Bangor Historical Society

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

"… memorials, busts and equestrian statues of Union soldier heroes, granite shafts, urns, tablets, and mounted cannon."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"Out of the 45,000 Union soldiers confined here at different times, around 13,000 died from disease, poor sanitation, malnutrition, overcrowding, or…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… to be allowed to settle between the Penobscot and Union Rivers. The petition met the King's approval, so on March 2, 1762 the petitioners were…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"The situation could be just as bad for disabled soldiers who made it back. In March of 1869, veteran Jacob Lunt wrote to the Overseers of the Poor…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… Surry paid a town bounty of $22,948 to the Union cause. Eighteen Surry men served in the First Maine Heavy Artillery."