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Historical Items

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Item 100362

Civil War soldier, Rumford Center, ca. 1861

Contributed by: David & Ann Kimball through Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Location: Rumford Media: Photographic print

Mystery Corner Item

Item 101550

Monument Square, Portland, ca. 1920

Mystery Corner Item What are the buildings to the right of the United States Hotel?

Courtesy of Douglas Noble, an individual partner Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Postcard

Item 5628

Headstone, unknown Confederate soldier, Gray, 1979

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1979 Location: Gray Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111555

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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Maine and the Civil War - Headstone, unknown Confederate soldier, Gray, 1979

"Headstone, unknown Confederate soldier, Gray, 1979 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description In 1862 a grieving Gray family…"

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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.

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Capt. Grenville F. Sparrow, 17th Maine

Grenville F. Sparrow of Portland was 25 when he answered Lincoln's call for more troops to fight the Confederates. He enlisted in Co. A of Maine's 17th Volunteer Infantry regiment. He fought in 30 battles between 1862 and the war's end in 1865.

Site Pages

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Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"It is unknown if the increase was granted, but prior to the application for increase, Laura Horton received $8.00 per month in pension payment."

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Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"1908Guilford Historical Society This is an unknown celebration on Water Street. It is quite possibly the dedication of the new Carnegie Library…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Ammunition Case

"A soldier whose name goes untold, and we know that there is a story behind the case that we will never be able to obtain."

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

Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR