Keywords: Collamore Purington
Item 6336
Reverend Collamore Purington, ca. 1863
Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: circa 1863 Media: Autographed Carte-de Visite, mounted albumin print
Item 98707
Reverend Collamore Purington, Presque Isle, 1861
Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Location: Presque Isle Media: Carte de visite
Exhibit
Presque Isle and the Civil War
Presque Isle had fewer than 1,000 residents in 1860, but it still felt the impact of the Civil War. About half of the town's men went off to war. Of those, a third died. The effects of the war were widespread in the small community.
