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Item 4301

H.N. Fairbanks, 30th Maine Regiment, ca. 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Media: Photographic print

Item 63410

William Haley letter to son in Sebago, 1864

Contributed by: Sebago Historical Society Date: 1864-08-25 Location: Augusta; Sebago Media: Ink on paper

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Item 67446

William Haley letter on army camp, 1864

Contributed by: Sebago Historical Society Date: 1864-09-01 Location: Augusta; Sebago Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Fight or buy bonds, World War I poster, 1917

World War I and the Maine Experience

With a long history of patriotism and service, Maine experienced the war in a truly distinct way. Its individual experiences tell the story of not only what it means to be an American, but what it means to be from Maine during the war to end all wars.

Exhibit

Charles Weed's Certificate of Disability, 1862

Home Ties: Sebago During the Civil War

Letters to and from Sebago soldiers who served in the Civil War show concern on both sides about farms and other issues at home as well as concern from the home front about soldiers' well-being.

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Sgt. Nelson W. Jones, 3rd Maine Infantry, ca. 1862

This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War

For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.