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Historic Hallowell - The Hallowell Union Fire Club

The Hallowell Union Fire Club Union Fire Club, Fire Bucket, Hallowell, 1805Hubbard Free Library The Union Fire Club of Hallowell, Maine…

Historic Hallowell - The Union Fire Club of Hallowell, Musters, & Carnivals

… The Union Fire Club of Hallowell, Musters, & Carnivals Nicole Bodge, Josh Cowing, Haley Houdlette, Signe Lynch, Quinton Stebbins Masquerade…

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 10 of 17

As portrayed in the Union and Journal, Northerners believed the attack on Fort Sumter was not likely, because Boston papers stated that Confederate…

Durham Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Historic Hallowell Homes

… Gilman House, Academy Street, Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library Joshua Wingate House, Union Street, Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library

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.

John Martin: Expert Observer - Marcellus Emery, Bangor, ca. 1864

… Description John Martin (1823-1904), a Union man, drew an illustration of Marcellus Emery, a Confederate supporter and Democrat, who published a…

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 15 of 17

On April 3rd, the Union celebrated the capture of the Confederate capital, Richmond. The Union and Journal published the following message on April…

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

Union, Maine: Union Publishing Company, 1998. Print. Illustrated Atlas of the Civil War. Alexandria, Va: Time-Life Books, 1996. Print.

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

… three organizations along with the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, and the Auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War…

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.

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Business District - 1857 to 1880

… Historical Society Just a few years later, the Union Block was built in 1857 at the Lower Corner, Thomaston’s business section at the intersection…

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 11 of 17

By October of 1862, more than half of all able-bodied men were in the armed services. By the end of the war, 924 men had served the Union.

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 5, pages 77-96

… debt Marcellus Emery Bill Bartlett Bangor Union Womens' fashion Pro Andrew Johnson meeting Spencer A.

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 00-29

… tree Gate designs 1866 Philadelphia National Union convention Bangor Democratic convention George W. Ladd Sen. James R.

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tillson Testimonial

… for 15,000 volunteers to serve the cause of the Union. Henry was an avid student, devoted to his studies, but he loved his country more and signed…

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

… as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco From the Union and Journal (Biddeford, Me.), May 10, 1861, p.2.

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 4, pages 57-76

… activities in Bangor in which a large crowd of Union supporters marched through downtown, "urging" businesses run by Democrats or "secesh" to fly…

Bangor Historical Society

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

… 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 in 1865.

Presque Isle: The Star City - Governor's Potato Plot, Presque Isle, 1959

… the then just recently expanded 50 states in the Union. Note the drawing of the SNARK missile which was then being installed at the Presque Isle…

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Ammunition Case

The Union army lost 460 soldiers, all of which probably carried ammunition cases. Ammunition CaseThomaston Historical Society

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 6 of 17

The Union blockades cut off the export of cotton which caused extreme rises in bids from English buyers.