Keywords: Thomas Chamberlain,
Item 13970
Lt. Col. Thomas Davee Chamberlain, 1865
Contributed by: Brewer Public Library Date: 1865 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print
Item 13971
Spectacles worn by Sarah Chamberlain, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Brewer Public Library Date: circa 1880 Location: Brewer Media: Metal and glass
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The War was not going well for the Union and in the summer of 1862, when President Lincoln called for an additional 300,000 troops, it was not a surprise to see so many men enlist in an attempt to bring proper leadership into the Army.
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Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs
The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History
"… attended lectures by notables like Joshua Chamberlain or bettered themselves via the Chautaqua program, a rural educational-cultural movement…"
