Maine Memory Network

Caroline Washburn Holmes, Minneapolis, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: circa 1910 Location: Minneapolis Media: Photographic print

Dr. Manson on condition of Civil War camps, New York, 1862

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1862-11-02 Location: Brooklyn Media: Ink on paper

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Surgeon General Alonzo Garcelon

Alonzo Garcelon of Lewiston was a physician, politician, businessman, and civic leader when he became Maine's surgeon general during the Civil War, responsible for ensuring regiments had surgeons, for setting up a regimental hospital in Portland, and generally concerned with the well-being of Maine soldiers.

Civil War Soldiers Impact Pittsfield

Although not everyone in town supported the war effort, more than 200 Pittsfield men served in Civil War regiments. Several reminders of their service remain in the town.

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"The soldiers trained at Camp Washburn (named for Maine Gov. Israel Washburn), a temporary assembly and camp area in Portland’s East Deering, across…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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