Keywords: Loot
Item 104505
Home of John Moreland Cummings, Richmond's Island, ca. 1855
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1855 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Ambrotype
Item 122793
Plymouth Company Records, box 1/8, 1752–1753
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1752–1753 Location: Boothbay Harbor; Damariscotta; Frankfor\t; Frankfort; Herrington; Litchfield; Pemaquid; Portland; Richmond; Townsend Media: Ink on Paper
Exhibit
This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War
For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.
Exhibit
George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
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Historic Hallowell - The Johnson Shoe Bros.
"… pairs of boots, The weekly payroll was quite the loot. Then the workers were forced to leave immediately, Their work was proclaimed, "not good…"