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Historical Items

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Item 97581

Pvt. John Sheahan letter on picket duty, Virginia, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Dennysville Media: Ink on paper

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Pvt. John E. Stewart on letter writing, Virginia, 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Lewinsville; Columbia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 79914

Pvt. Daniel W. Brown to mother on arrival in Washington, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Portland; Washington; Boston; Philadelphia; New York; Baltimore Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Guarding Maine Rail Lines

Black soldiers served in Maine during World War II, assigned in small numbers throughout the state to guard Grand Trunk rail lines from a possible German attack. The soldiers, who lived in railroad cars near their posts often interacted with local residents.

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A Convenient Soldier: The Black Guards of Maine

The Black Guards were African American Army soldiers, members of the segregated Second Battalion of the 366th Infantry sent to guard the railways of Maine during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. The purpose of the Black Guards' deployment to Maine was to prevent terrorist attacks along the railways, and to keep Maine citizens safe during the war.

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Lt. Charles Bridges: Getting Ahead in the Army

Sgt. Charles Bridges of Co. B of the 2nd Maine Infantry was close to the end of his two years' enlistment in early 1863 when he took advantage of an opportunity for advancement by seeking and getting a commission as an officer in the 3rd Regiment U.S. Volunteers.

Site Pages

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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Coast Guard, Yeaton later became known as the "Father of the Coast Guard." Yeaton, friend and companion to Allan, retired in 1798 to his North Lubec…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… from the river under the watchful eyes of armed guards along the river. After the war, about 175 remaining settlers left the fort and went back to…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… to work felling trees and making rifle pits to guard against such a surprise as befell General Grant at Pittsburg last night, and this forenoon it…"

My Maine Stories

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USCG Boot Camp Experience, Vietnam War era
by Peter S. Morgan, Jr.

"Letters to the Wall" Memorial Day

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Portland in the 1940s
by Carol Norton Hall

As a young woman in Portland during WWII, the presence of servicemen was life changing.

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I have thought about Vietnam almost every day for 48 years
by Ted Heselton

Working as a heavy equipment operator in Vietnam