Keywords: Enlistment and recruitment
Item 11863
Enlistment and draft quotas, Houlton, 1864
Contributed by: Cary Library Date: 1864-07-01 Location: Houlton Media: Ink on paper
Item 98428
Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: 1861-10-10 Location: Belfast Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Belfast During the Civil War: The Home Front
Belfast residents responded to the Civil War by enlisting in large numbers, providing relief from the home front to soldiers, defending Maine's shoreline, and closely following the news from soldiers and from various battles.
Site Page
Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property
"Olin enlisted to serve in the Civil War at age 15. Several years Phebe’s junior, Olin became a distinguished Civil War soldier and ended the war six…"
Site Page
Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century
"Many enlisted; others were drafted. Still others went to work in shipyards in Bath and South Portland and to other states."
Story
USCG Boot Camp Experience, Vietnam War era
by Peter S. Morgan, Jr.
"Letters to the Wall" Memorial Day
Story
John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne
Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.
