Keywords: Port Hudson
Item 67506
Battle of Port Hudson, Louisiana, 1863
Contributed by: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division through Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Port Hudson Media: Digital image of chromolithograph
Item 66913
Charles Bridges resignation, Port Hudson, LA, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863-07-25 Location: Port Hudson; Castine Media: Ink on paper
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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
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Maine's frozen rivers and lakes provided an economic opportunity. The state shipped thousands of tons of ice to ports along the East Coast and to the West Indies that workers had cut and packed in sawdust for shipment or later use.
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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse
"He said that he would be going to Port Hudson in the morning. At the very end of his letter he told his wife not to worry about him and to take good…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War
"… occurred on April 14, 1863 and the Siege of Port Hudson as well. The 22nd Maine Regiment consisted of ten companies and one-hundred people were in…"
