Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"Company, in the 16th Maine Infantry. In 1865 he was transferred to the 14th Maine Infantry division."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research

"For example, because of the need for soldiers’ wool uniforms and blankets, Maine farmers raised more sheep."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"The GAR helped establish soldiers' homes in sixteen states and orphanages in seven states by 1890. The soldiers' homes were later transferred to the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"The star means a soldier and a sailor clasping hands in front of a figure of Liberty. Members of the G.A.R."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"Knopf, 2007 Some Civil War Soldiers of Northwestern Maine, http://www.oocities.org/barbour1048/CWsoldiers.htm Elizabeth Anne Chase Akers Allen."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Capt. L. J. Morse, Co. A, Maine State Guard, Bangor, 1864

"Morse was commander of Co. A, Light Infantry, of the Maine State Guard, which participated in the consecration of the Soldiers' Monument at Mount…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"Approximately 265 American soldiers died in this battle. At least 136 Indians died and dozens more were wounded."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"Sgt. Nelson W. Jones, 3rd Maine Infantry, ca. 1862Maine Historical Society Examples of standing soldiers include an ambrotype of Captain Harrison G."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War Resources

"Smith, Ned. The 22nd Maine Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War: a History and Roster. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & C., 2010. Sprague, Homer B."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"Some island men went into the infantry or Navy. Others, John Gilley of Beech Hill among them, joined the First Maine Cavalry. John did not survive."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"He was commander of the 2nd Maine Volunteer Infantry. He was captured in two battles in the Civil War, was exchanged both times, and spent time in…"

Fifth Maine Regiment Museum

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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"… 2 Major Generals, 7 Brigadeers, 28 Regt’s of Infantry 1 of Heavy Art. 6 Batteries, 2 companies of Sharpshooters & 1 Regt of Regulars 17th U.S."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"Infantry and the sixth Maine Battery light artillery. To perpetuate the memory of his comrades.” The request for a gazebo was taken to the town…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… The Story of One Regiment: The Eleventh Maine Infantry Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion. 1896 The Diaries of Sarah Jane and Emma Ann Foster…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"All were mustered in Bangor. Troops soon gathered at the state armory on Essex Street and quickly left for the South. Bangor soldiers saw action at…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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