Keywords: Annapolis
Item 101260
Samuel Chase on the Battle of Saratoga, Annapolis, 1777
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1777-11-07 Location: Annapolis Media: Ink on paper
Item 61643
Prisoner request for Parole, Annapolis, Md., 1864
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Annapolis Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families
The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.
Exhibit
Lt. Charles A. Garcelon, 16th Maine
The son of Maine's surgeon general and nephew of a captain in the 16th Maine, Charles A. Garcelon of Lewiston served in Co. I of the 16th Maine. His letters home in the first 17 months of his service express his reflections on war and his place in it.
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Greenleaf Cilley
"He joined the USF Cumberland at Annapolis, Maryland. He was stationed in the Mediterranean Squadron until November 1845."
