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Item 102496

Harry Marr writes home about his gas burns, France, 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918-11-05 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 12876

Charlotte Millett at Daicey Pond, 1931

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1931 Media: Photographic print

Item 80437

Pvt. George Redlon on arm injury, Washington, D.C., 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: South China; Washington; Centreville Media: Ink on paper

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Exhibit

Charles Garcelon to uncle on finances, Virginia, 1863

Lt. Charles A. Garcelon, 16th Maine

The son of Maine's surgeon general and nephew of a captain in the 16th Maine, Charles A. Garcelon of Lewiston served in Co. I of the 16th Maine. His letters home in the first 17 months of his service express his reflections on war and his place in it.

Exhibit

Maine Soldiers' Relief Association card, Washington, ca. 1863

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.

Exhibit

Charles Weed's Certificate of Disability, 1862

Home Ties: Sebago During the Civil War

Letters to and from Sebago soldiers who served in the Civil War show concern on both sides about farms and other issues at home as well as concern from the home front about soldiers' well-being.