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LC Subject Heading: Military service

Historical Items

These results include photographs, documents, letters, paintings, artifacts, and many other kinds of Maine related items from collections around the state and elsewhere.


Item 23368

Granville Sparrow, 17th Maine Volunteers, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Media: photographic print

Item 23369

Civil War promotion certificate, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863-12-11 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 23371

Granville Sparrow, ca. 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Media: photographic print

Item 23373

Capt. Granville Sparrow promotion, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864-06-28 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 70813

Report on seized ordnance, New Orleans, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-05-13 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 70815

Report on occupied New Orleans, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-05-14 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 70816

Order for arrest of Rebel shoemaker, New Orleans, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-05-15 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 70890

Letter on seized flags, ship, New Orleans, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-05-18 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 71041

Appointment of Col. George Shepley as Louisiana governor, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-06-03 Location: Washington; New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 71948

Plea for return of skiff, New Orleans, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 72037

Statement denying charge of returning slaves, New Orleans, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 72122

Brig. Gen. G.F. Shepley to Edwin Stanton, Portland, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Portland; New Orleans; Vicksburg Media: Ink on paper

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Item 73717

Letter seeking protection for New Orleans cargo, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 73960

Petition for return of possessions, New Orleans, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 73965

Brig. Gen Shepley to Brig. Gen. Dow on pillaging, New Orleans, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 73968

Brig. Gen. Dow to Brig. Gen Shepley on pillaging charges, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 74246

Planters' request for return of slaves, New Orleans, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 75446

Obed Francis Millett, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Palmyra Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Palmyra Media: Photographic print

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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Item 79919

Pvt. 'Web' Brown to brother, Fredericksburg, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: East Baldwin Media: Ink on paper

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Item 79989

Thomas W. Hyde letter about cigar, Richmond, Va., 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Richmond; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 84253

Civil War cigar relic, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Media: Tobacco, paper

Item 100361

Amanda Cordelia Kimball, Rumford Center, ca. 1861

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

Item 100463

Civil War canteen, Scarborough, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1863 Location: Scarborough Media: Metal