Keywords: Ladies of the Sanitary
Item 5384
Ladies' Sanitary Fair fundraiser, Bangor, 1864
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864-12-20 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper
Item 61841
Gorham Ladies Aid donation letter, 1864
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Gorham Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
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
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.
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Story
A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down
