Keywords: Infantry Soldier
Item 70735
Civil War infantry soldier, ca. 1862
Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1862 Media: Tintype
Item 70734
Civil War infantry soldier, Vassalboro, ca. 1864
Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1864 Location: Vassalboro Media: Carte de visite
Exhibit
John P. Sheahan, 1st Maine Cavalry, 31st Maine Infantry
John P. Sheahan of Dennysville served in the 1st Maine Cavalry from August 1862 until March 1864 when he was commissioned as a lieutenant in Co. E of the 31st Maine Infantry. His letters reveal much about the life of a soldier, including political views and thoughts about the war.
Exhibit
Monuments to Civil War Soldiers
Maine supplied a huge number of soldiers to the Union Army during the Civil War -- some 70,000 -- and responded after the war by building monuments to soldiers who had served and soldiers who had died in the epic American struggle.
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War
"Company, in the 16th Maine Infantry. In 1865 he was transferred to the 14th Maine Infantry division."
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research
"For example, because of the need for soldiers’ wool uniforms and blankets, Maine farmers raised more sheep."
Story
Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years
by Jamison McAlister
Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years
Story
Nemo's Nightmare of World War I
by Mike and Bryan Luciano
Franklyn J. "Nemo" Burbank of Livermore Falls was our ancestor who fought in World War I.
