Keywords: Military assignments
Item 75081
Capt. Thornton on application for assignment, Baton Rouge, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Baton Rouge Media: Ink on paper
Item 100058
Vera Cleaves, Women's Army Corps, West Point, NY, 1943
Contributed by: An individual through Westport Island History Committee Date: 1943 Location: Newburgh; Westport Island Media: Photographic print
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.
Exhibit
George Henry Preble of Portland, nephew of Edward Preble who was known as the father of the U.S. Navy, temporarily lost his command during the Civil War when he was charged with failing to stop a Confederate ship from getting through the Union blockade at Mobile.
Site Page
Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2
"… landings and the liberation of France, Mattie was assigned to Major General John T. Lewis, Eisenhower’s liaison to France, due to her fluency in…"
Site Page
Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3
"Historian William Willis assigned original ownership of the treasure to the seventeenth century Richmond’s Island trader Walter Bagnall, and the…"
Story
How I broke the mold for women to serve in the military
by Mary D. McGuirk
My life and career as a USAF Nurse
Story
August 12, 1967 was the most significant day of my life
by Bob Small
How the Vietnam war affected my life
Lesson Plan
Maine in the News: World War I Newspaper Project
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan is designed to introduce students to the important role that Maine played in World War I. Students will act as investigators in order to learn about the time period as well as the active role that Maine took on.
