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Historical Items

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Item 25687

Restricted Transfer Drawing, Harbor Defenses of Portland, Battery 201

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: 1946-04-01 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Ink on paper

Item 25686

Restricted Transfer Drawing, Harbor Defenses of Portland, Battery 201

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: 1946-04-01 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Ink on paper

Item 20073

Battery voltage tester. Stockholm. ca. 1900

Contributed by: Stockholm Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Stockholm Media: Metal

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator

George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.

Exhibit

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.

Exhibit

Maine and the Civil War - Regiments: Images, Documents

"… of Maine's more than 50 Civil War regiments and batteries are represented here. The choice of regiments is determined largely by available…"

Site Pages

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Site Page

Lincoln, Maine - Paul Fleming and gun crew, WW II, 1945

"He was a member of Battery C 512th Anti-aircraft Artillery Gun Batallion which fought at the Battle of the Bulge."

Site Page

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"Co. were responsible for repairs and keeping batteries charged, so phone lines functioned properly. When calling the operator, one had to be patient…"

Site Page

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 12 of 17

"… Infantry, 12th Maine Infantry, 13th Maine Infantry, 1st Maine Calvary, 1st Battery of Mounted Artillery, and 5th Battery of Mounted Artillery."

My Maine Stories

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Story

John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne

Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.

Story

Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

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