Keywords: Civil War -- disease
Item 28481
Civil War Soldiers' Monument postcard, Bath, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: circa 1940 Location: Bath; Richmond; Frederick City Media: Postcard
Item 28472
Civil War letter, George Pepper, 1862
Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: 1862-05-23 Location: Bath; York Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Meshach P. Larry: Civil War Letters
Meshach P. Larry, a Windham blacksmith, joined Maine's 17th Regiment Company H on August 18, 1862. Larry and his sister, Phebe, wrote to each other frequently during the Civil War, and his letters paint a vivid picture of the life of a soldier.
Exhibit
Field & Homefront: Bethel during the Civil War
Like many towns, Bethel responded to the Civil War by sending many soldiers and those at the homefront sent aid and supported families. The town grew during the war, but suffered after its end.
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War
"… would prevent me from going further? Would the disease kill me eventually? In the end, no one ended up being killed due to fighting in the war…"
Site Page
"… with those of several young men who served in the Civil War. Simon Dearborn of Monmouth joined the staff of his illustrious uncle, General Henry…"
Story
A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down
