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
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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.
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Capt. Grenville F. Sparrow, 17th Maine
Grenville F. Sparrow of Portland was 25 when he answered Lincoln's call for more troops to fight the Confederates. He enlisted in Co. A of Maine's 17th Volunteer Infantry regiment. He fought in 30 battles between 1862 and the war's end in 1865.
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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."
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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."
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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
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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.
