Keywords: Cartridge box
Item 83658
Soldier's cartridge box, ca. 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Media: Leather, metal, brass, paint
Item 31879
Civil War Cartridge Box owned by Luther Lawrence, ca. 1862
Contributed by: North Yarmouth Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Location: Deep Bottom Media: Leather, bronze, tin
Exhibit
Capt. Grenville F. Sparrow, 17th Maine
Grenville F. Sparrow of Portland was 25 when he answered Lincoln's call for more troops to fight the Confederates. He enlisted in Co. A of Maine's 17th Volunteer Infantry regiment. He fought in 30 battles between 1862 and the war's end in 1865.
Exhibit
This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War
For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 3 of 4
"… trimming, flat skirt pleating at front and tight cartridge gathers at the back. The weight of the heavily lined, and very expansive skirt, is…"
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 4 of 4
"… with drop shoulders, bishop sleeves and closely cartridge pleated crinoline skirt would not be out of place among the cloud of white dresses in…"
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.
