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Item 28472

Civil War letter, George Pepper, 1862

Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: 1862-05-23 Location: Bath; York Media: Ink on paper

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Item 70471

Charles W. Cole of Sebago in Civil War uniform, ca. 1862

Contributed by: John Micavich through Sebago Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Location: Sebago Media: Photographic print

Item 68626

William Brown letter on Charles Cole death, near Washington, D.C., 1862

Contributed by: John Micavich through Sebago Historical Society Date: 1862-12-17 Location: Sebago Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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For the Union: Civil War Deaths

More than 9,000 Maine soldiers and sailors died during the Civil War while serving with Union forces. This exhibit tells the stories of a few of those men.

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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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Erecting monument in Monument Square, Portland, 1891

Monuments to Civil War Soldiers

Maine supplied a huge number of soldiers to the Union Army during the Civil War -- some 70,000 -- and responded after the war by building monuments to soldiers who had served and soldiers who had died in the epic American struggle.

Site Pages

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Civil War Accoutrements of Luther Lawrence Luther's Death Luther Lawrence was well regarded for his performance and bravery in action."

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Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"… Aroostook War (also known as the “Pork and Beans War” and the “Lumberjack War”), I would be nervous if I was a wife to one of the men that went to…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"Civil War James Parker, Artificer, First Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment, ca. 1863Mount Desert Island Historical Society Soon something much…"