Keywords: Maine Civil War
Item 100744
List of Civil War soldiers, Pittsfield, 1864
Contributed by: Maine Central Institute Date: 1864-04-15 Location: Pittsfield Media: Ink on paper
Item 68978
Maine Civil Defense rescue demonstration, Hallowell, 1955
Contributed by: National Archives at Boston Date: circa 1955 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print
Item 64628
Assessor's Record, 9-11 Munjoy Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Debbie J. Sanborn et al, Widow of Civil War Veteran Use: Stable
Item 64627
9-11 Munjoy Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Debbie J. Sanborn et al, Widow of Civil War Veteran Use: Dwelling - Single family
Item 151684
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1940 Location: Rumford Client: State of Maine Military Defence Commission Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Item 151453
Barracks in Togus, Chelsea, 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900–1935 Location: Chelsea; Eastport Client: Eastern Branch N.H.D.V.S. Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
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.
Exhibit
Civil War Soldiers Impact Pittsfield
Although not everyone in town supported the war effort, more than 200 Pittsfield men served in Civil War regiments. Several reminders of their service remain in the town.
Site Page
"… more than 70,000 men from Maine fought in the Civil War to preserve the Union and end slavery. Their numbers are represented by three earnest young…"
Site Page
"I think all the people that fought in the Civil War were really brave. One of the men that was part of the Civil War from Lincoln was William…"
Story
Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years
by Jamison McAlister
Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years
Story
Rev James Wells Appointment as Chaplain for Maine in Civil War
by David Woodward
Certificate for Rev. Wells commissioned by Gov. Israel Washburn Jr. to serve in Maine 11th Regiment
Lesson Plan
Becoming Maine: The Votes for Statehood
Grade Level: 3-5
Content Area: Social Studies
Maine became a state in 1820 after separating from Massachusetts, but the call for statehood had begun long before the final vote. Why did it take so long? Was 1820 the right time? In this lesson, students will begin to place where Maine’s statehood fits into the broader narrative of 18th and 19th century American political history. They will have the opportunity to cast their own Missouri Compromise vote after learning about Maine’s long road to statehood.
Lesson Plan
Primary Sources: Maine Women's Causes and Influence before 1920
Grade Level: 6-8
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students the opportunity to read and analyze letters, literature, and other primary documents and articles of material culture from the MHS collections relating to the women of Maine between the end of the Revolutionary War through the national vote for women’s suffrage in 1920. Students will discuss issues including war relief (Civil War and World War I), suffrage, abolition, and temperance, and how the women of Maine mobilized for or in some cases helped to lead these movements.
