Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Beniah Harding

"… that I was to be drafted, I wanted no part of the army so I went to the navy headquarters and inquired about a naval commission, and they told me…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - JP Cilley Ledger From Post

"§ Entered the army on September 3, 1861, as a private. § Promoted to Captain October 4, 1861. § Participated in his first battle at Middletown…"

Bangor Historical Society

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 2 of 2

"Moses was a colonel in the Revolutionary army and fought at Bunker hill and in New York. Colonel Josiah Little Josiah Little was the son of Colonel…"

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"Fashioned after the Army in every respect, their titles were military, their lodges had military names and they wore special uniforms. (The U.R.K.P."

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

"… is the case you may rest assured that the Grand army of the Potomac is to be recruited and filled up to its former strength, and that no hostile…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"At the age of 18, Gordon joined the U.S. Army as a member of the First Special Forces Operation Detachment. He was also the leader of the sniper team."

Lincoln, Maine - Nathaniel Bodwell

"… Nathaniel Bodwell was a drummer boy in the army. He was born in 1800, and died in 1874, in Lincoln, Maine."

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"Mattie was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, European Campaign Medal with two battle stars, plus the French Croix-de-Guerre."

Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"… kitchen, the Masonic Lodge, reception rooms, army and police offices located on the top floor. Public dining rooms and kitchens were in the…"

Thomaston Historical Society

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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Presque Isle Army Airfield, ca. 1942 X Army Airfield Headquarters, Presque Isle, 1943Presque Isle Air Museum In 1940, some of the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… military service; many would serve in either the Army or the Navy. Bangor citizens readily subscribed to several Liberty Loan drives, often raising…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"During her career in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, or as child in a small rural town in Maine, she accomplished numerous achievements."

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.

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"Greg Gardner (center right), U.S. Army, accompany Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. John M. Shalikashvili (right), U.S. Army."

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"The Salvation Army was feeding me, I was grateful that I got to have food in such a time of need. Dear Journal, Day 6, I was tired and felt…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… General Benedict Arnold led his revolutionary army up the Kennebec River to Quebec City. Because there were no dams at the time, the men and…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"… East Village shortly after his discharge from the Army. He was instrumental in organizing the scattered settlements and petitioning Massachusetts…"

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

"Civil War Army Blanket, ca. 1865 The blankets were often a light weight combination of wool and cotton.Bangor Historical Society The 2d Maine Reg…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"… for three years until he enlisted into the Union army during the Civil War, which was fighting to keep the country together under President Lincoln."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"… Store in Mattawamkeag was rented out to the Army to house black soldiers who guarded the rail during that time."

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"They were fighting against Robert E Lee’s army because they wanted railroads would be cut into Petersburg, forcing Lee to extend his lines."