Keywords: Bangor Regiment
Item 34467
Company A, Second Regiment, Maine Volunteers, 1861
Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print
Item 10480
Lieut. Col. John F. Godfrey, Bangor, 1863
Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1863 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print
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
Lt. Charles Bridges: Getting Ahead in the Army
Sgt. Charles Bridges of Co. B of the 2nd Maine Infantry was close to the end of his two years' enlistment in early 1863 when he took advantage of an opportunity for advancement by seeking and getting a commission as an officer in the 3rd Regiment U.S. Volunteers.
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Site Resources
"Bangor, Me.: Bangor Pub. Co.,1976. Print. Cole, Galen, et al. The Galen Cole Family Foundation and Cole Land Transportation Museum ."
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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War
"The regiment mustered from Bangor on October 10, 1862. The soldiers were trained for only one day in Washington D.C., so they were fairly unprepared."
Story
Rev James Wells Appointment as Chaplain for Maine in Civil War
by David Woodward
Certificate for Rev. Wells commissioned by Gov. Israel Washburn Jr. to serve in Maine 11th Regiment
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.
