Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Junior Martin in cadet uniform, Bangor, ca. 1871

"… 1871 drilling with the Jameson Guards, a state militia group. Junior Martin's father, John Martin (1823-1904) drew three illustrations of his son…"

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

"… from 1820 to 1844, specializing in bass drums for militia units. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 1 of 2

"… the Artillery Company of Boston, and the town’s militia regiment. Oliver Noyes Oliver Noyes (1699-1720) was a physician and merchant by…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"This was the time span when both countries’ militias started forming and getting restless over the ever-growing conflict."

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

"… Provincial Congress issued a call for 13,600 men; militia from Scarborough and neighboring towns immediately responded."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"… with their arms reversed, including a local militia company, a local artillery company and a local cavalry company, led the funeral procession…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 1 of 4

"… inhabited Abenaki village by American militia men. For Wabanaki people, these river systems represent the location of Tribal Nations no longer…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"… when the Aroostook War came, Jacob was in a militia and served as lieutenant. The Aroostook War was when Maine was arguing with Canada for parts of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… out, William served as a major general in the militia in charge of the Maine district. Also, as a colonel in the United States Army, he led…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Neal Dow

"The building was attacked by the mob and after a warning, the militia fired into the crowd, wounding several and killing John Robbins of Deer Isle."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"… General John Blake of Brewer, head of the Eastern Militia, as soon as he learned that the British fleet was heading toward Hampden."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox

"… of a meeting house and the formation of local militia companies. The local citizens, looking forward to their arrival, welcomed the Knox family in…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"… Kilpatrick, who had been assigned to command the militia, rebuilt his log house and another blockhouse near the Narrows on the Georges River."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"He held the rank of major general in the state militia during the War of 1812. The hardships experienced by Maine during the war prompted King to…"

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

"… severely threatened in 1855 when he ordered the militia to fire on civilians as they descended upon Portland's City Hall, looking for a stash of…"

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

"… Lincoln issued a proclamation calling forth the militia of the United States. The residents of Maine answered with enthusiasm and volunteers came…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"Print. "Lincoln's First Militia, The Original Orderly Book." Mattanawcook Observer. 2.2. (1984): 107. Print. Mills, Gertrude."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… Hall, Masonic Lodge, North Yarmouth Academy, the militia, the town band, the fire company and the Abolitionist Society that North Yarmouth…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"… Collections of Maine Historical Society Militia and fire musters such as these were cause for heavy drinking and rowdyism."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… when British troops, victorious over the 10th Militia Division of Massachusetts in a rout in nearby Hampden, traveled up the Penobscot River and…"