Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"There were 18,000 men that were in the battle. Towards the end of the battle, the Union was only left with 2,200 men."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… daylight on Tuesday morn, we formed in a line of battle in the woods and marched out across the battlefield and barged on a fort, the principal one…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Incorporation

"… after his death from wounds received at the battle of Chalgrove, opinion is hotly divided as to his merit.” Perhaps the fact that he refused to pay…"

Life on a Tidal River - Resources

"… Bangor Defeats Bapst 39-0 in Annual Gridiron Battle." Bangor Daily News 6 October 1941: 12. Print. Goodwin, Sue."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 1 of 4

"In 1764, Jonathan Darling, a veteran of the Battle of Louisbourg, complained that the resident committee assigned him “a lot that is nothing but a…"

Porter Memorial Library

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

"The members also gave battle-stained flags, mementos, and documents to local museums. Members of all GAR posts first decorated veterans' graves with…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"… Continental Army in 1777 and participated in the Battles of Saratoga. He was present at General John Burgoyne’s surrender on October 7, 1777."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"On June 25, 1876, at age 29, he died at the battle of “Little Big Horn” in Montana under the command of William Armstrong Custer."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… inhospitable to settlement due to disputes and battles between Great Britain and France. From 1613 to 1759, Acadia changed owners eleven times…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"… soldier of the Revolution and lost a thumb in the Battle of Bunker Hill. John and Sarah married in Marblehead, Massachusetts."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Atticus: A Fugitive Slave

"Note: The Atticus incident sparked a large legal battle between the states of Maine and Georgia, but was gradually forgotten and never quite resolved."

Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"… then returned to Massachusetts to wed Miss Dolly Battle and assumed his ministry. Beginning with his student days at Harvard, and continuing for…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"… Medal, European Campaign Medal with two battle stars, plus the French Croix-de-Guerre. She received commendations from Presidents Franklin…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"He was mortally wounded at age 24 at the Second Battle of Deep Bottom outside of Richmond, Virginia on August 16, 1864."

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

"The members of the G.A.R. also gave battle flags, documents, and mementos to the local museums. Edmund B. Clayton was from the town of Farmington."

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Wadsworth Era: 1786-1807

"He was killed by an explosion during the Battle of Tripoli in 1804. The poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was named in his memory."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"… soldier from Central Maine fought in such notable battles as First Bull Run, Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville before being…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"… Monhegan, 1831 This painting depicts an 1813 battle between the U.S. Brig Enterprise and the British Brig Boxer off of Monhegan Island."

Frye Island Historical Society

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1820 to 1865: Temperance and the Maine Law

"… Neal Dow (1804-1897) changed the tactics of the battle against alcohol by adopting a legislative approach."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1865 to 1919: The Drys Gain New Adherents and Leaders

"had to battle to save the Constitutional ban. Opposition existed. Recent immigrants brought new drinking customs to the state and nation, as a way of…"

Music in Maine - Military Marching Bands

"… sound carries over long distances, even during battles. Most military companies had at least two fifes and two drum musicians.Drummers in both the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… Richardson were drawn into ambush and a bloody battle ensued in the vicinity of Moore's Brook, about two miles from the garrison."