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Historical Items

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Item 99392

Kiah Sewall account of escape from Mobile, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Location: Mobile Media: Ink on paper

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Item 17378

Letter from Robert E. Lee to Gen. Braxton Bragg, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Richmond Media: Ink on paper

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Item 99412

K.B. Sewall request to go to Mobile, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: Mobile Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Scarborough: They Answered the Call

Scarborough met every quota set by the state for supplying Civil War soldiers for Union regiments. Some of those who responded became prominent citizens of the town.

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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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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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Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.