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Item 70733

Civil War Infantry first sergeant, Bangor ca. 1861

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1861 Media: Carte de visite

Item 5440

Henry A. Willis, Thomaston, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Thomaston Media: Carte de visite

Item 12796

Richard Cutts Shannon, Colby 1862

Contributed by: Colby College Special Collections Date: circa 1862 Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Soldiers' Monument and Library, Pittsfield, 1904

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.

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Civil War monument dedication, Bethel, 1908

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.

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Sgt. Nelson W. Jones, 3rd Maine Infantry, ca. 1862

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 Pages

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"… later promoted in 1864 and was a Quartermaster Sergeant by 1865. He died on August 16, 1866. Nathaniel Cook was born on May 15, 1816 in Weld."

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Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"War As the Civil War began in 1861, the ambrotype was joined by the tintype as a form of photography "popular with soldiers and camp photographers…"