Maine Memory Network

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…"

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.

NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters Historic Site

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

"The Gettysburg Campaign, A Study in Command. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968. Print. Dalton, Peter P."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"Hearing of King's command, many from Maine volunteered for service under him. Defense of local coastlines and communities was left to town militias."

Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"“I am commanding you as President of the Surry School District Trustees,” Mr. Harry G. Carter wrote Mr."

Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"… whose stern faces reflect the responsibilities of commanding a ship at sea. Born in Topsham, James Fulton Patten (1800-1883) lived much of his life…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"3 was purchased and placed under command of E. B. Hinckley. A firehouse with hall for this new company was built in front of the prison wall on the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"Simon G. Jerrard was the commander of the 22nd Maine and was also a selectman in Levant and a Penobscot County sheriff."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"Thomas Kilpatrick, who had been assigned to command the militia, rebuilt his log house and another blockhouse near the Narrows on the Georges River."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"Knox, commander of the American artillery in the Revolution, Secretary of War from 1785 to 1794 and close friend of George Washington, left his…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"… Conference and became noticed by Supreme Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower who appointed her as his personal and confidential secretary."

Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"… was a Marine that he was proud to have had in his command, as he knew she was proud to have had him as a ward."

Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"… the stern bearded features of men experienced in commanding sailing vessels. In contrast is the elegant appearance of Portland artists John…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"… World War II, attaining the rank of lieutenant commander in the navy. In 1946, he resumed his architectural career, working days for the New York…"

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

"forces, being drilled and trained under the command of General McClellan. The Regiment would be engaged in six campaigns: Yorktown, Williamsburg…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… of Captain Thomas Coggin, a shipmaster who had commanded several Blue Hill vessels. Nearly 90 years later, Blue Hill Memorial Hospital (BHMH) is a…"

Seashore Trolley Museum

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"… battle of “Little Big Horn” in Montana under the command of William Armstrong Custer. Approximately 265 American soldiers died in this battle."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"Captain William Hitchcock commanded the first military company in the area. Starting in 1822, horseback riders delivered mail to Farmington, Strong…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… barely sufficing to furnish each company with a commander, some lieutenants commanding by detail other companies than their own; and now Captain…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"… of her will, along with dispersal of her estate, commanded her trustees not to sell the house for one year after her death."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… sea at 18 years of age and worked his way up to commanding clipper ships carrying gold prospectors from New York to California, cotton from India…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… Island’s final steam boat, the North Haven, was commandeered for war service in 1941. Over sixty years of steam service, two captains and three…"