Keywords: Peninsula Campaign
Item 100590
Samuel B. Washburn, Portland, ca. 1865
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: circa 1865 Location: Portland Media: Carte de visite
Item 100971
Samuel Washburn on rebel attack at City Point, Virginia, 1862
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1862-06-18 Location: City Point, VA Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
World War I and the Maine Experience
With a long history of patriotism and service, Maine experienced the war in a truly distinct way. Its individual experiences tell the story of not only what it means to be an American, but what it means to be from Maine during the war to end all wars.
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
