Keywords: Maine Infantry
Item 25994
Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 1862 Location: Prospect Media: Photographic print
Item 102261
105th annual Drill and Ball, Portland, 1908
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1908-05-04 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
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
From Fredericksburg to Appomattox, from August 1862 to June 1865, the 17th Maine Infantry Regiment's raw, untrained and undisciplined recruits soon learned to be soldiers. The 17th Maine was known as the Red Diamond Regiment.
Site Page
Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention
"Williams, the horns came from the 5th Maine Infantry band, and whistles were from the steamboat Calvin Austin."
Site Page
Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2
"Sgt. Nelson W. Jones, 3rd Maine Infantry, ca. 1862Maine Historical Society Examples of standing soldiers include an ambrotype of Captain Harrison G."
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
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.
