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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 19270

Civil War pension for Margaret D. Dillingham, March 9, 1872

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1872 Location: Portland; Freeport Media: Paper

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Item 61128

Veterans of 17th Maine, Portland, 1923

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1923 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 70441

List of Veterans who were paid a bounty by the town of Sebago, 1868

Contributed by: Sebago Historical Society Date: 1868-08-25 Location: Sebago Media: Ink on paper

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Item 99459

Lt. George B. Stevens letter to wife, Chantilly, Virginia, 1863

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

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Item 98704

Elvin J. Maxwell, Windham, ca. 1861

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

Item 98915

Wesley Martin on peg leg, Bangor, 1916

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: 1916 Location: Bangor; Presque Isle Media: Photograph, postcard

Item 72859

Corp. Walter Rounds writes to Cousin Abbie, 1864

Contributed by: Diana Letellier through Sebago Historical Society Date: 1864-01-25 Location: Steep Falls 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 72932

Walter Rounds letter to cousin Abbie after his furlough, 1864

Contributed by: Sebago Historical Society Date: 1864-07-28 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper

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Item 9307

Civil War bullet case, ca. 1862

Contributed by: Cumberland Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Location: Cumberland Media: Leather, brass

Item 98428

Recruitment Ad, Belfast, 1861

Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: 1861-10-10 Location: Belfast Media: Ink on paper

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Item 4264

Mess kit, ca. 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1863 Media: Tin, wood

Item 148513

Civil War drum, ca. 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Location: Portland Media: Wood, calfskin

Item 100559

Civil War monument dedication, Bethel, 1908

Contributed by: Bethel Historical Society Date: 1908-05-30 Location: Bethel Media: Photographic print

Item 100586

Freeland Holmes' Civil War sword and scabbard, ca. 1862

Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: circa 1862 Media: Metal and Leather

Item 68634

Letter on deceased soldier's pay, Georgetown, 1863, 1863

Contributed by: John Micavich through Sebago Historical Society Date: 1863-03-04 Location: Sebago; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 72558

Pvt. Charles Cole to family, Arlington, Va., 1862

Contributed by: John Micavich through Sebago Historical Society Date: 1862-11-29 Location: Arlington Heights; Washington; Sebago Media: Ink on paper

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Item 68628

William Brown on Charles Cole's death, Washington, D.C., 1862

Contributed by: John Micavich through Sebago Historical Society Date: 1862-12-26 Location: Sebago; Georgetown Media: Ink on paper

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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 28466

Charles T. Lord to wife, Baton Rouge, 1863

Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: 1863-05-29 Location: Bath; Port Hudson Media: Ink on paper

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Item 61767

Chaplain Joseph F. Lovering, Portland, ca. 1863

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

Item 69553

Pvt. Abner H. Foster, Union soldier, ca. 1864

Contributed by: Ben Conant through Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1964 Location: Freeman Media: Tintype

Item 98682

Memorial Building, Belfast, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Belfast Media: Postcard

Item 73342

Charles Weed's Certificate of Disability, 1862

Contributed by: Sebago Historical Society Date: 1862-09-15 Location: Sebago; Raymond Media: Ink on paper

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