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Keywords: Civil War, 1861-1865

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 100578

Israel Washburn Jr. on integrity of government, Augusta, 1861

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1861-02-04 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper

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Item 101034

Cpl. Milliken letter to parents, Louisiana, 1863

Contributed by: Rick Milliken through Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: 1863-01-15 Location: Scarborough Media: Ink on paper

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Item 149599

Luxford Harriman, ca. 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Location: Bucksport Media: Tintype

Item 72934

Walter Rounds Letter regarding gunfire, 1864

Contributed by: Sebago Historical Society Date: 1864-08-29 Location: Petersburg Media: Ink on paper

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Item 79276

Exemption from military service, Westbrook, 1863

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

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Item 99392

Kiah Sewall account of escape from Mobile, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Location: Mobile Media: Ink on paper

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Item 104435

James Davis of the 9th Maine Regiment, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Location: Plymouth; Black Island Media: Ambrotype
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Item 62189

Joseph W. Lee, Calais, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Location: Calais Media: Carte de visite

Item 79909

George S. Dyer on progress of war, Virginia, 1863

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

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Item 100332

Letter on end of war, Lincoln's death, New Orleans, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865-05-01 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 5461

Chaplain Samuel H. Merrill, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Media: Carte de visite

Item 82340

'Confederacy Forever' flag, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Media: Cotton, silk

Item 84643

POW dagger, Virginia, ca. 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Media: Steel, brass, wood

Item 5383

Ladies to the Soldiers, Stillwater, 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Stillwater Media: Ink on paper

Item 19264

Letter written by Capt. John G. Dillingham to his wife Margaret, November 21, 1861

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Freeport; Hamburg Media: Paper

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Item 19266

John G. Dillingham letter to his wife, October 20, 1861

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Freeport; Queenstown; Cork; Cape Horn; Antwerp Media: Paper

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Item 22416

J. M. Dillingham letter to mother, October 1861

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Freeport; Queenstown; Cork; Antwerp Media: Ink on paper

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Item 66030

U.S. Surgeon General to Alonzo Garcelon, 1861

Contributed by: Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library Date: 1861 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 66032

Letter concerning hospital beds, Boston, 1861

Contributed by: Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library Date: 1861 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 112014

Stand firm ye boys from Maine t-shirt, Portland, 2022

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Gettysburg Media: Cotton, ink
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Item 100453

Horace W. Moore discharge, Scarborough, 1882

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: 1882-10-27 Location: Scarborough Media: Ink on paper

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Item 80497

Lt. John P. Sheahan, 31st Maine, ca. 1864

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: circa 1864 Media: Photo negative

Item 79451

John W. Day letter on end of war, Georgia, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper

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Item 84243

Confederate canteen, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Media: Wood, leather, metal