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LC Subject Heading: Recruiting and enlistment

Historical Items

These results include photographs, documents, letters, paintings, artifacts, and many other kinds of Maine related items from collections around the state and elsewhere.


Item 13922

George W. Dyer letter on soldier recruitment, 1862

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1862 Location: Columbia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 15277

Recruiting party, 1st Maine Volunteers, 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1898-07-04 Location: Oglethorpe Media: Photographic print

Item 17181

Peter Sanborn letter to brother, 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Readfield; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 28477

Swanton Infantry Election Papers, Bath, 1863

Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: 1863-07-21 Location: Bath Media: Ink on paper

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Item 64134

Civil War Substitute Volunteer Enlistment, Auburn, 1864

Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: 1864-09-05 Location: Strong; Farmington; Auburn Media: Ink on pre-printed paper form

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Item 73342

Charles Weed's Certificate of Disability, 1862

Contributed by: Sebago Historical Society Date: 1862-09-15 Location: Sebago; Raymond Media: Ink on paper

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Item 73343

Charles Weed's Draft Notice September, 1864

Contributed by: Clayton Douglass family through Sebago Historical Society Date: 1864-09-19 Location: Portland; Sebago Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100902

Recruiter Farwell's letter regarding Civil War quotas, Pittsfield, 1863

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1863-12-21 Location: Pittsfield Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100903

G.M. Atwood letter to J.L. Hodsdon about the 24th Maine Regiment, Augusta, 1862

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1862-09-23 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100905

George Whitney letter to Gov. Washburn about Civil War quotas, Pittsfield, 1862

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1862-11-15 Location: Pittsfield Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100906

J.C. Connor letter about Civil War enlistments, Pittsfield, 1864

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1864-07-05 Location: Pittsfield Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100934

Thomas White Dry Good Emporium, Bangor, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1864 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper

Item 11861

Civil War bounty receipt, Houlton, 1864

Contributed by: Cary Library Date: 1864-05-03 Location: Houlton Media: Ink on paper

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Item 18242

Draft for town of Baldwin's Civil War bounty certificates, 1863

Contributed by: Baldwin Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Baldwin Media: Ink on paper

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Item 19259

Susan H. Dillingham letter to sister, January 14, 1862

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Portland; Freeport Media: Paper

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Item 36516

Lt. Hayes letter on British blocking routes, Gardiner, 1814

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1814 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 36523

Noah Parkman request for military promotion, Hallowell, 1814

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1814 Location: Hallowell Media: Ink on paper

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Item 38995

Military enlistees, Blue Hill, 1864

Contributed by: Blue Hill Public Library Date: 1864-08-30 Location: Blue Hill Media: Ink on paper

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Item 98428

Recruitment Ad, Belfast, 1861

Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: 1861-10-10 Location: Belfast Media: Ink on paper

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Item 98705

Letter to Gen. Hodsdon from recruiter Hovey Austin, Presque Isle, 1862

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Presque Isle Media: Ink on paper

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Item 99392

Kiah Sewall account of escape from Mobile, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Location: Mobile Media: Ink on paper

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Item 99412

K.B. Sewall request to go to Mobile, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: Mobile Media: Ink on paper

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Item 17378

Letter from Robert E. Lee to Gen. Braxton Bragg, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Richmond Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100908

John Millett on Pittsfield Civil War enlistment quotas, Pittsfield, 1862

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1862-07-20 Location: Pittsfield Media: Ink on paper

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