Keywords: 5th unit
Item 10244
5th Cavalry Regiment, company G roster, 1898
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1898 Location: Houlton Media: Photograph, ink on paper
Item 6811
5th Infantry in Portland, 1927
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Exhibit
Imagery on letterhead soldiers used, on soldiers' memorials produced after the war, and on many other items captured the themes of the American Civil War: union, liberty, and freedom.
Exhibit
Field & Homefront: Bethel during the Civil War
Like many towns, Bethel responded to the Civil War by sending many soldiers and those at the homefront sent aid and supported families. The town grew during the war, but suffered after its end.
Site Page
"… Infantry, 3rd Maine Infantry, 4th Maine Infantry, 5th Maine Infantry, 6th Maine Infantry, 7th Maine Infantry 8th Main Infantry, 9th Maine Infantry…"
Site Page
Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention
"Williams, the horns came from the 5th Maine Infantry band, and whistles were from the steamboat Calvin Austin."
Story
My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne
Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima