Keywords: draft letter
Item 99277
William H. Jackson letter requesting employee exemption from Civil War draft, 1862
Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1862-09-02 Location: Windham; Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 98372
Thomas J. Burgess, draft notice, Belfast, 1863
Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Belfast Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
In Canada During the Civil War
One surviving letter from the family of Francis Pratt to the young man who was in Canada in 1865 suggests that going to Canada to escape military service during the Civil War was not unheard of. The letter also suggests money was removed to Canada to protect it.
Exhibit
War Through the Eyes of a Young Sailor
Eager to deal with the "Sesech" [Secessionists], young deepwater sailor John Monroe Dillingham of Freeport enlisted in the U.S. Navy as soon as he returned from a long voyage in 1862. His letters and those of his family offer first-hand insight into how one individual viewed the war.
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Source Materials
"Dr. William R. Horner for proofreading draft text and providing needed edits. Jennifer Judd-McGee for her patience, proofreading draft text and…"
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Colby College Special Collections
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Story
August 12, 1967 was the most significant day of my life
by Bob Small
How the Vietnam war affected my life
Story
From Chinese Laundress to Mother of the Year
by Dr. Andrea Louie
Toy Len Goon's granddaughter recounts her immigration to the US and becoming Mother of the Year.
