Maine Memory Network

Union waist belt buckle, ca. 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Media: Brass, leather

K.B. Sewall on son's education, war, Mobile, 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Easthampton; Mobile; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Thomas K. Jones music carpetbag, ca. 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Media: Wool, muslin

James W. Poor, Belfast, ca. 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Media: Carte de visite

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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Elvin J. Maxwell, Windham, ca. 1861

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: circa 1861 Location: Windham Media: Carte de visite

Civil War recruiting broadside, 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861-10-01 Location: Scarborough Media: Ink on paper

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Barker B. Glidden, Presque Isle, 1861

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Location: Presque Isle Media: Carte de visite

Civil War hospital linen scraps, ca. 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Media: Linen, ink

Pvt. John E. Stewart letter on army life, Maxall Hill, Virginia, 1861

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

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Alonzo Stinson monument, Portland, 1908, ca. 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Location: Portland; Manassas Media: Watercolor

Letter written by Capt. John G. Dillingham to his wife Margaret, December 2, 1861

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

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Lt. John R. Andrews, Biddeford, ca. 1861

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1861 Location: Biddeford Media: Pencil on paper, photograph

Charles Bridges promotion, Castine, 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861-04-25 Location: Castine Media: Ink on paper

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W. C. Clark of the 18th Maine, 1861

Contributed by: Lincoln Historical Society Date: 1861 Location: Lincoln; Hampden; Brewer Media: Photographic print

Town meeting notice, Scarborough, 1861

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: 1861-10-29 Location: Scarborough Media: Ink on paper

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Letter on recruitment issues, Orono, 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861-12-20 Location: Orono Media: Ink on paper

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John French letter on enlistment, 1861

Contributed by: Fifth Maine Regiment Museum Date: 1861-04-30 Location: Portland; Albion Media: Ink on paper

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Elisha F. Goddard, Rumford Point, ca. 1861

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: circa 1861 Location: Rumford Media: Carte de visite

T.J. Libby 12th Maine Regiment desk, ca. 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Location: New Orleans; Scarborough Media: Wood, paint, metal hinges

Alonzo Garcelon appointment as Hospital Surgeon, 1861

Contributed by: Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library Date: 1861-04-25 Location: Lewiston Media: Ink on paper

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George Pepper, Civil War, ca. 1861

Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: circa 1861 Location: Bath; Yorktown Media: Tintype

Soldier excuse for absence, Boston, 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1861-12-18 Location: Augusta; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Letter from Luther Lawrence to his father, June 2, 1861

Contributed by: North Yarmouth Historical Society Date: 1861-06-02 Location: Pownal; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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