Maine Memory Network

Civil War bayonet, ca. 1864

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Media: Metal

Rivets are bayonets poster, 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Media: Ink on paper

For the Union: Civil War Deaths

More than 9,000 Maine soldiers and sailors died during the Civil War while serving with Union forces. This exhibit tells the stories of a few of those men.

Maine's 20th Regiment

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.

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