Keywords: Salisbury Prison
Item 100452
Sumner Cummings Libby, Scarborough, 1863
Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1863 Location: Scarborough; Cape Elizabeth Media: Tintype
Item 104534
Rendall Tolman Gammon, ca. 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Location: Machias Media: Ambrotype
Exhibit
Scarborough: They Answered the Call
Scarborough met every quota set by the state for supplying Civil War soldiers for Union regiments. Some of those who responded became prominent citizens of the town.
Exhibit
Civil War Soldiers Impact Pittsfield
Although not everyone in town supported the war effort, more than 200 Pittsfield men served in Civil War regiments. Several reminders of their service remain in the town.
Site Page
Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier
"From there, he was transferred to a prison in Salisbury, North Carolina on October 9, 1864. His diary of prison life tells of the horrendous living…"
Site Page
Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2
"… in November in the Confederate prison camp in Salisbury, North Carolina. Sgt. Nelson W. Jones, 3rd Maine Infantry, ca."
