Keywords: 20th Maine Regiment
Item 4163
Chamberlain and 20th Maine, Gettysburg reunion, 1889
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1889 Location: Gettysburg Media: Photographic print
Item 5187
Joshua L. Chamberlain, ca. 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Media: Carte de visite
Exhibit
The War was not going well for the Union and in the summer of 1862, when President Lincoln called for an additional 300,000 troops, it was not a surprise to see so many men enlist in an attempt to bring proper leadership into the Army.
Exhibit
Civil War Soldiers Impact Pittsfield
Although not everyone in town supported the war effort, more than 200 Pittsfield men served in Civil War regiments. Several reminders of their service remain in the town.
Site Page
Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4
"… there were “Rumford men in nearly every Maine regiment raised down to the close of the war... It is believed that no other town in the county…"
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4
"After the start of the 20th century, students had less pressure to support the family farm, and education became more important."
Story
John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne
Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.
