Keywords: Civil War, 1861-1865
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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
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
Item 149599
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
Item 79276
Exemption from military service, Westbrook, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Westbrook Media: Ink on paper
Item 99392
Kiah Sewall account of escape from Mobile, 1864
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Location: Mobile Media: Ink on paper
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
This record contains 2 images.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Item 112014
Stand firm ye boys from Maine t-shirt, Portland, 2022
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1863
Location: Gettysburg
Media: Cotton, ink
This record contains 3 images.
Item 100453
Horace W. Moore discharge, Scarborough, 1882
Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: 1882-10-27 Location: Scarborough Media: Ink on paper
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
Item 84243
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Media: Wood, leather, metal