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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 66919

Charles Bridges leave request, Port Hudson, LA, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Port Hudson; Castine Media: Ink on paper

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Item 66935

Lt. Charles Bridges leave orders, New Orleans, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Port Hudson; Castine Media: Ink on paper

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Item 64474

John Sheahan, 1st Cavalry, on desire for commission in Black troops, 1864

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

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Item 66950

Charles Bridges promotion, New Orleans, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865-05-19 Location: Castine; Stockton Springs; Castine; Stockton Springs; New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 66932

Lt. Charles Bridges request for coffins, Port Hudson, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Port Hudson; Castine Media: Ink on paper

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Item 66930

Lt. Bridges equipment transfer, Port Hudson, LA, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863-10-31 Location: Port Hudson; Castine Media: Ink on paper

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Item 67505

4th U.S. Colored Infantry, Fort Lincoln, Washington, D.C., ca. 1864

Contributed by: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Location: Washington Media: Digital image of glass negative

Item 66931

E.G. Manning to Charles Bridges, Port Hudson, LA, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Castine; Port Hudson Media: Ink on paper

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Item 66944

Lt. Charles Bridges on contrabands, Bonnet Carre, LA, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: La Place; Castine Media: Ink on paper

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Item 66945

Lt. Charles Bridges detailing orders, Bonnet Carre, LA, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865-02-23 Location: La Place; Castine; Stockton Springs Media: Ink on paper

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Item 66946

80th Colored Troops orders, Bonnet Carre, LA, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: La Place; Stockton Springs; Castine Media: Ink on paper

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Item 66947

Shipment inquiry order, Bonnet Carre, LA, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: La Place; Castine Media: Ink on paper

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Item 25222

J.M. Brown Civil War letter, South Carolina, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Folly Island; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 66913

Charles Bridges resignation, Port Hudson, LA, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863-07-25 Location: Port Hudson; Castine Media: Ink on paper

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Item 66915

John C. Phinney on desire for transfer, Greenville, LA, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Greenville; Stockton Springs; Castine Media: Ink on paper

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Item 66939

Lt. Charles Bridges to Richard B. Irwin, Bonnet Carre, LA, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: La Place; Castine; Stockton Springs Media: Ink on paper

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Item 66941

Col. C.W. Woodman letter on transfer, near Thibodaux, LA, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Stockton Springs; Castine Media: Ink on paper

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Item 22652

Parade, Brunswick, 1899

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: 1899-06-13 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print

Item 9299

Letter from Nathaniel Lawrence to his son, James, July 16, 1865

Contributed by: North Yarmouth Historical Society Date: 1865-07-16 Location: Pownal Media: Paper

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Item 35443

Cyrus Libby on Battle of Bull Run, Alexandria, Va., 1862

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

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Item 19241

John M. Dillingham letter to mother, July 21, 1863

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Freeport; Charleston Media: Paper

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Item 66928

Charles Bridges mule team request, Port Hudson, LA, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Castine; Port Hudson Media: Ink on paper

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Item 66929

Transfer of quartermaster stores, Port Hudson, LA, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Port Hudson; Castine Media: Ink on paper

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Item 66948

Lt. Charles Bridges Board of Survey report, New Orleans, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: New Orleans; Castine Media: Ink on paper

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