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Item 15279

Coastal Artillery Corps companies, Fort McKinley, 1909

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 15273

Coastal Artillery Corps camp, Great Diamond Island, 1909

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 15272

Coastal Artillery Corps, Fort McKinley, 1909

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator

George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.

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Fight or buy bonds, World War I poster, 1917

World War I and the Maine Experience

With a long history of patriotism and service, Maine experienced the war in a truly distinct way. Its individual experiences tell the story of not only what it means to be an American, but what it means to be from Maine during the war to end all wars.

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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.