Maine Memory Network

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 4 of 6

"… were cannon fodder for the proprietors’ legal battles. The companies avoided suing each other directly, fearful of a legal decision that might…"

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

""Civil War Alphabetic List of American Battles." American Civil War History Timelines Battle Map Pictures. 13 Apr."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"On June 25, 1876, at age 29, he died at the battle of “Little Big Horn” in Montana under the command of William Armstrong Custer."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Ammunition Case

"This battle occurred in Manassas, Virginia on July 21st, 1861. The Union army lost 460 soldiers, all of which probably carried ammunition cases."

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"Two of these wars, the Civil War and World War II were without question the costliest in terms of manpower and materiel."

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"… Medal, European Campaign Medal with two battle stars, plus the French Croix-de-Guerre. She received commendations from Presidents Franklin…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"One violent battle took place during King Philips's War when the Pigwacket/Sokoki leader known as Squando led a group of warriors against the falls…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tilson's Hat

"During the battle, the Confederates drove the Union soldiers off the field. Perez Henry Tilson was the first man to die from Thomaston in the Civil…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tillson Testimonial

"… described the injuries and deaths of citizens of Thomaston Maine during the Civil War. Tillson TestimonialThomaston Historical Society"

Frye Island Historical Society

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Colby College Special Collections

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"Back in his studio after this assignment, Homer worked on a series of war-related paintings based on his sketches."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… British ship Margaretta in the first naval battle of War of Independence 1777 • John Allan appointed Superintendent of Eastern Indians by George…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… the children and household chores when they went home. The work was dangerous and many children lost fingers on the cutting tables." Civil War"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Nearly 2,700 men from Bangor served during the Civil War, 236 of whom did not return home to their city on the Penobscot."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"A monument honoring Lubec’s Civil War veterans, as well as those of subsequent wars, was dedicated on September 20, 1904."

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.

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"A World War II Honor Roll stood on the grounds of the library for a time, but burned and was not replaced."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… service had been in place since shortly after the Civil War, and phone service was established by the early 1900’s."