Maine Memory Network

Marshall Phillips letter about Bull Run, 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861 Media: Ink on paper

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Sheahan description of Bull Run battlefield, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Middleburg Media: Ink on paper

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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.

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - P.H. Tilson Death Notice

"Tilson died on July 21, 1861 at the Battle of Bull Run. The goal of the battle was to force the Confederates to retreat to their next line of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tillson Testimonial

"… when the Confederates drove the Unions from Bull Run, during the battle a cannon ball shot off both his legs."