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


Item 34444

Civil War Envelope, 1861

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: 1861-12-25 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper

Item 100905

George Whitney letter to Gov. Washburn about Civil War quotas, Pittsfield, 1862

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1862-11-15 Location: Pittsfield Media: Ink on paper

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Item 38995

Military enlistees, Blue Hill, 1864

Contributed by: Blue Hill Public Library Date: 1864-08-30 Location: Blue Hill Media: Ink on paper

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Item 10480

Lieut. Col. John F. Godfrey, Bangor, 1863

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1863 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 78676

Veterans, Oxford, ca. 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1943 Location: Oxford Media: Photographic print

Item 11785

Civil War shaving mug and brush, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1863 Location: Skowhegan Media: Pottery, bristles, wood

Item 98914

Artificial leg, Bangor, 1865

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Presque Isle; Spotsylvania; Bangor Media: Wood, leather

Item 5222

Culp's Hill from East Cemetery Hill, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Gettysburg Media: Photographic print

Item 100871

Henry H. Maxim letter on Civil War service, West Sumner, 1895

Contributed by: Bethel Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Location: Sumner; Bethel; Paris Media: Ink on paper

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Item 101078

Bethel Zouaves militia company, Bethel, ca. 1862

Contributed by: Bethel Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Location: Bethel Media: Half plate ambrotype

Item 98615

Waldo County Veterans Association, Belfast, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Belfast Media: Photographic print

Item 68444

Benjamin Cole to son Charles, Sebago, 1862

Contributed by: John Micavich through Sebago Historical Society Date: 1862-11-04 Location: Sebago; Hagerstown; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 72556

Charles Cole letter to his family, 1862

Contributed by: John Micavich through Sebago Historical Society Date: 1862-09-20 Location: Sebago; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100654

Israel Washburn Jr. on Civil War challenges, Augusta, 1861

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1861-05-04 Location: Augusta Media: Paper and ink

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Item 13249

Sarah Sampson letter to governor, August 17, 1863

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1863 Location: Gettysburg Media: Ink on paper

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Item 5201

View from Little Roundtop, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Gettysburg Media: Photographic print

Item 76035

Calderwood pension certificate, Augusta, 1867

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1867 Location: Vinalhaven Media: Ink on paper

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Item 9275

John Sheahan letter on brother's death, Dec. 14, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863-12-14 Location: Washington; Dennysville; Washington; Dennysville Media: Ink on paper

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Item 98706

Barker B. Glidden, Presque Isle, 1861

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

Item 98557

Oriental Powder Company lithograph, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Windham Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Location: Gorham; Windham Media: Ink on paper

Item 19236

John G. Dillingham to wife, September 28, 1865

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: Freeport; Baltimore Media: Paper

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Item 84640

Civil War bayonet, ca. 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Media: Steel

Item 105911

Pvt. John Seneca French from Franklin, ca. 1900

Courtesy of Roberta Gleeson, an individual partner Date: circa 1865 Location: San Francisco; Franklin Media: Photographic Print

Item 5224

Major General Rosecrans and staff, ca. 1863

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