Keywords: United States Colored Troops
Item 66946
80th Colored Troops orders, Bonnet Carre, Louisiana, 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: La Place; Stockton Springs; Castine Media: Ink on paper
Item 75085
Copy of Gen. Halleck order on black troops, Washington, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper
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The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
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The British capture and occupation of Eastport 1814-1818
The War of 1812 ended in December 1814, but Eastport continued to be under British control for another four years. Eastport was the last American territory occupied by the British from the War of 1812 to be returned to the United States. Except for the brief capture of two Aleutian Islands in Alaska by the Japanese in World War II, it was the last time since 2018 that United States soil was occupied by a foreign government.
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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area
"… that Captain Moulton and Captain Harmon led their troops once again to the scenic village along the Kennebec, the weather was mild for it was…"
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War
"… lieutenant of Company C, Sixth United States Colored Troops. He served for three months and was then honorably discharged."
Story
Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years
by Jamison McAlister
Civil War Soldier comes home after 158 years
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My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne
Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima
