Maine Memory Network

Sgt. Horace White letter concerning Confederate soldiers, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Belle Plain Media: Ink on paper

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Lucretia Sewall to brother on end of war, Mobile, 1865

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

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Maine and the Civil War - Headstone, unknown Confederate soldier, Gray, 1979

"Instead they found the body of a stranger, a confederate soldier in uniform. The gravestone reads, "Stranger, A soldier of the late war died 1862…"

The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families

The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.

Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"He was captured by Confederate soldiers on August 19, 1864 and taken to C.S. Military Prison in Richmond, Virginia."

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

"… in the heat of battle to his commander, so the Confederates would not capture the leaders. Isaiah had noticed the commander’s horse get killed, and…"

Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years
by Jamison McAlister

Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years