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Item 102324

Sumner Cobb appointment to Corporal, University of Maine, Orono, 1914

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1914-10-27 Location: Orono Media: Print on paper

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Item 16699

Recruits, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, 1917

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1917 Location: Brunswick Media: Photograph, print

Item 74862

Militia trains in Baldwin, 1815

Contributed by: Baldwin Historical Society Date: 1815 Location: Baldwin; Baldwin Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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View of Portland Light Infantry Muster, ca. 1803

Music in Maine - Military Marching Bands

"… 1827, named “The Portland Band.” By 1843, members recruited New Hampshire musician Daniel Chandler (1818-1902) to direct the band."

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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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Civil War monument dedication, Bethel, 1908

Field & Homefront: Bethel during the Civil War

Like many towns, Bethel responded to the Civil War by sending many soldiers and those at the homefront sent aid and supported families. The town grew during the war, but suffered after its end.