Keywords: Charleston Harbor
Item 65552
Sgt. William A. Campbell letter from Hilton Head, S.C., 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863-04-19 Location: Hilton Head; Bowdoinham Media: Ink on paper
Item 11906
The Steamer Ripogenus and the Tug Cumberland, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Belfast Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
War Through the Eyes of a Young Sailor
Eager to deal with the "Sesech" [Secessionists], young deepwater sailor John Monroe Dillingham of Freeport enlisted in the U.S. Navy as soon as he returned from a long voyage in 1862. His letters and those of his family offer first-hand insight into how one individual viewed the war.
Exhibit
In 1954, November 11 became known as Veterans Day, a time to honor American veterans of all wars. The holiday originated, however, as a way to memorialize the end of World War I, November 11, 1918, and to "perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations." Mainers were involved in World War I as soldiers, nurses, and workers on the homefront aiding the military effort.
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War
"… 1861, Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina’s harbor. In response, President Abraham Lincoln sent out a call for a…"
