Maine Memory Network

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

"Offer for war battle images, Houlton, ca. 1862 Contributed by Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Description A poster advertises…"

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

"Tilson died on July 21, 1861 at the Battle of Bull Run. The goal of the battle was to force the Confederates to retreat to their next line of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - JP Cilley Ledger From Post

"§ Participated in the Battle of Haws Shop May 28, 1864. § Participated in the Battle of White House Landing May 30, 1864."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Ammunition Case

"This battle occurred in Manassas, Virginia on July 21st, 1861. The Union army lost 460 soldiers, all of which probably carried ammunition cases."

Lincoln, Maine - Paul Fleming and gun crew, WW II, 1945

"… Artillery Gun Batallion which fought at the Battle of the Bulge. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Lincoln, Maine - William Kelly, Lincoln, 1943

"He was stationed in the Pacific and served at the Battle of Guadalcanal. Bill lost part of his foot during the war."

Lincoln, Maine - Paul Fleming, WW II, South Germany, 1945

"… was mainly in Europe, fighting in the well-known Battle of the Bulge in Germany. He was discharged on February 14, 1946."

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…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"… Field There is no doubt that by the time of the Battle of Hampden, September 3, 1814, the British were already familiar with Hampden."

Historic Hallowell - Central Maine Power

"Over 110 crews and 150 trucks set out to battle the freezing temperatures and falling ice in an attempt to restore power to the people of Maine."

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."

Early Maine Photography - War

"When Ralph Farnham of Acton was eighteen years old, he fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill and lived to be its sole survivor, dying at 105 in 1860."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 2 of 2

"Bullets Fly During Central Street Gun Battle. Bangor Daily News 13 October 1937: 5. Print. G-Men Kill Brady and Pal."

Music in Maine - Drum, Stockton Springs, ca. 1840

"He was slightly wounded at the Battle of Deep Bottom, but the wound did not heal and McGlilvery later died from an overdose of chloroform anesthesia…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"Another was Reverend Amory Battles. Battles was an abolitionist at the Unitarian Church in Bangor in the 1850's."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Passamaquoddy Hereditary Chief Francis Joseph Neptune

"… became famous for his long shot during the Battle of the Rim in Machias, turning the tide of the war in this area."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"… the Dexter Historical Society X The different battles of the 22nd Maine include Bayou Teche Campaign, also known as the Battle of Irish Bend…"

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

"X While there were no battles fought in Maine or the two cities, the citizens back home supported the war in their own way."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldier transport ships, Bangor, 1865

"… soldiers and that banners describing their battles were at the entrance to the high school. About 800 soldiers marched in formation to Abbot…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"Native peoples would be drawn in to these battles by both sides, suffering greatly during what was probably the most violent period of Biddeford…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"In one battle alone, 210 men died, the largest loss in a single day of any Union Army regiment. At home, women were left to tend the farms, manage…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Works Cited Page

"pag. Cheever, Dave. “CMP attacks lines in frigid battle.” Kennebec Journal, 11 Jan. 1998, Storm Edition: Day 3, sec. Front Page. Cheever, Dave."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 4 of 6

"… were cannon fodder for the proprietors’ legal battles. The companies avoided suing each other directly, fearful of a legal decision that might…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"… the Regiment had participated at the Second Battle of Bull Run, Chantilly and Fredericksburg. Often the regiments spent their time building forts…"