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Historical Items

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Item 5261

West W. Cooper, Union, 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Location: Union Media: Photographic print

Item 69553

Pvt. Abner H. Foster, Union soldier, ca. 1864

Contributed by: Ben Conant through Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1964 Location: Freeman Media: Tintype

Item 81015

Rebecca Usher description of military hospital, Pennsylvania, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Buxton; Chester Media: Ink on paper

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Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151453

Barracks in Togus, Chelsea, 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900–1935 Location: Chelsea; Eastport Client: Eastern Branch N.H.D.V.S. Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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Monuments to Civil War Soldiers

Maine supplied a huge number of soldiers to the Union Army during the Civil War -- some 70,000 -- and responded after the war by building monuments to soldiers who had served and soldiers who had died in the epic American struggle.

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For the Union: Civil War Deaths

More than 9,000 Maine soldiers and sailors died during the Civil War while serving with Union forces. This exhibit tells the stories of a few of those men.

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The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families

The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.

Site Pages

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Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… debt, several new businesses including a credit union arrived and even another great downtown fire, one which consumed a clothing store, caused…"

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Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… In 1934, organizers attempted to establish a union at the mill. Tensions ran high on both sides of the issue and finally, the National Guard was…"

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Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… junior, Olin became a distinguished Civil War soldier and ended the war six years later as a lieutenant in the South leading African-American…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years
by Jamison McAlister

Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years

Story

Pandemic ruminations and the death of Rose Cleveland
by Tilly Laskey

Correlations between the 1918 and 2020 Pandemics

Story

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.