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Item 70236

Dr. Gale on deceased soldier, New Orleans, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-05-16 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 7391

67th General Hospital War Unit, Portland, 1942

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1942-08-28 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 6963

Surgical kit, ca. 1770

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1779 Media: Leather, metal, tortoise shell

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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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Hyman Deletetsky note to family from boot camp, Florida, 1944

Fallen Heroes: Those Who Gave Their Lives: World War II

At least twenty-three Jewish men from Maine died in the military during World War II. Photographs and other memorabilia are available for fewer than half of them. Read more about them.

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Rebecca Usher: 'To Succor the Suffering Soldiers'

Rebecca Usher of Hollis was 41 and single when she joined the Union nursing service at the U.S. General Hospital at Chester, Pennsylvania. Her time there and later at City Point, Virginia, were defining experiences of her life.

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"So, without hospitals or medicine, people would get to the point where they die. Also, if they don’t die they could have to be home sick for the rest…"