Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"He held the rank of major general in the state militia during the War of 1812. The hardships experienced by Maine during the war prompted King to…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"… If Maine did not stand up to Canada and create a militia during the Aroostook War, then the Maine boundary line would almost absolutely be…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"The Aroostook War was when Maine was arguing with Canada for parts of the border. It was a bloodless war because we settled it with a treaty before…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"Print. "Lincoln's First Militia, The Original Orderly Book." Mattanawcook Observer. 2.2. (1984): 107. Print. Mills, Gertrude."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 1 of 2

"… the Artillery Company of Boston, and the town’s militia regiment. Oliver Noyes Oliver Noyes (1699-1720) was a physician and merchant by…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 1 of 4

"… inhabited Abenaki village by American militia men. For Wabanaki people, these river systems represent the location of Tribal Nations no longer…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Junior Martin in cadet uniform, Bangor, ca. 1871

"… 1871 drilling with the Jameson Guards, a state militia group. Junior Martin's father, John Martin (1823-1904) drew three illustrations of his son…"

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

"Maine was left vulnerable with unprotected seaports. Madison nationalized part of the Massachusetts militia and put it under the command of William…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"… with their arms reversed, including a local militia company, a local artillery company and a local cavalry company, led the funeral procession…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox

"… of a meeting house and the formation of local militia companies. The local citizens, looking forward to their arrival, welcomed the Knox family in…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… out, William served as a major general in the militia in charge of the Maine district. Also, as a colonel in the United States Army, he led…"

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

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

Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"… General John Blake of Brewer, head of the Eastern Militia, as soon as he learned that the British fleet was heading toward Hampden."

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

"The residents of Maine answered with enthusiasm and volunteers came forward to enlist in the newly-formed regiments."

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… Hall, Masonic Lodge, North Yarmouth Academy, the militia, the town band, the fire company and the Abolitionist Society that North Yarmouth…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… when British troops, victorious over the 10th Militia Division of Massachusetts in a rout in nearby Hampden, traveled up the Penobscot River and…"