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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Before the war he had been a teacher in Gray, and it shows in his letters; his handwriting was clear and he was a good speller with excellent…"

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

"Three Civil War Letters Resources: Alphabetical Index of Maine Volunteers, Etc., Service of the United States during the War of 1861."

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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"Three Civil War Letters Civil War Envelope, 1861Bangor Historical Society By Dana Lippitt, Curator, Bangor Historical Society On April 15…"

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

"Three Civil War Letters By the date of his third letter, the Regiment had participated at the Second Battle of Bull Run, Chantilly and…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"Three Civil War Letters The souvenirs of war collected by Frederick Rogers. The Fourth Regiment would not see any action for the next seven…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 13 of 17

"The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco From the Union and Journal (Biddeford, Me.), May 10, 1861, p.2."

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Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier By Mrs. Snow's and Mr. Cole's 7th Grade Classes at Blue Hill Consolidated School John Edward Horton was born…"

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Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"War As the Civil War began in 1861, the ambrotype was joined by the tintype as a form of photography "popular with soldiers and camp photographers…"

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

"Small, Harold A. The Road to Richmond: the Civil War letters of Major Abner R. Small. New York: Fordham University Press, 2000. Smith, Ned."

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Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"His son, Charles, was the person who built the Civil War monument at the merging of Routes 2 and 6, in honor of his father, even though Jacob never…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"… 1992 A Distant War Comes Home: Maine in the Civil War Era, edited by Donald W. Beattie, Rodney M. Cole, and Charles G."

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Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"… Society A mail service is when you can send letters to other people quickly. The Lincoln postal service has served the people of Lincoln for 185…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… few goods were saved, but the town’s records and letters in the post office were saved without any damage to them at all."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 3 of 3

"… the society’s start of the yearlong Maine Memory project to research and map local homes, businesses and townspeople’s lives after the Civil War."

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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"The town records and letters in the post office connected to the store were all saved without injury."

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Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… Ross, an agent to General David Cobb, wrote a letter to General Cobb who was then President of the Massachusetts State Senate."

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Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… house teaching the pupils one-on-one to know the letters and to say the catechism. The catechism, which contained 100 questions and answers…"

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Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"“ Claude L. Bonsey Flag Letter, Surry, 1952Surry Historical Society Harry G. Carter Flag Letter, Surry, 1952Surry Historical Society"

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Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"… use, making items such as underwear and Civil War uniforms. Machine sewing became feasible due to the Northhampton, Massachusetts Nonotuck…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Site Navigation Tips

"We have generally presented the letter he intended. We have made every effort to accurately transcribe the Journal and Scrapbooks."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin Snow casket, Bangor, 1889

"… similar to a deep gilt frame inscribed in black letters / Annie (which is marked 3) this and the Salver of white Lillies were the richest &…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"For example, in his letter of May 23 ,1862, he reports that his unit was preparing to march in Richmond, Virginia, which was just 6 miles away."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 2 of 4

"… the form of traveling, making speeches, writing letters to state, national, and international authorities, and sometimes this took the form of open…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"That person would turn the wheel to that letter, open that bin, take out his mail, and close the cover."