Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… and exposed approximately three thousand soldiers to the potential of the region. Many of these men either stayed or returned to the area after…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"… famous people, whether they be actors, singers, soldiers, authors, or even teachers. Some of these astounding individuals include the women Mary…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Second Generation & Permanent Structures at Asticou

"… one son, Samuel Tyler Savage (1841-1865), a soldier of Union Army during the Civil War who returned from the battlefield and died in the Old House…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Bangor soldiers saw action at Bull Run, Manassas, Antietam, Port Hudson, Irish Bend, Fredericksburg, and Cold Harbor among others."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"Civil War Soldiers' Monument postcard, Bath, ca. 1940Patten Free Library According to Allison Hepler, the Soldiers' Monument was built to honor…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"Approximately 265 American soldiers died in this battle. At least 136 Indians died and dozens more were wounded."

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"These tips included sharing food with the soldiers, shopping earlier in the day and week, making lists and adding up points before going to the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… she also served on the committee that erected the Soldiers Monument in Dunstan. She was chosen to unveil the statue before the largest crowd ever…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"A December 1893 newspaper article stated that Leavitt Brothers shipped 100 gallons of clams to the Soldiers’ Home each week."

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"On the evening of August 21 the soldiers surprised Chief Bomazeen and his maiden. They killed the woman and a child and Bomazeen ran to warn the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… repute, "Irish Yankees," and rowdy, ill-behaved soldiers. He closed his own store, probably in 1866, and worked various places -- Wood Bishop & Co."

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"Soldiers serving in the military in crowded encampments were also hard hit. Of the 1,032 Mainers who died during the war, over half died of the flu."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"In 1775 he enlisted as a soldier of the Revolution and lost a thumb in the Battle of Bunker Hill. John and Sarah married in Marblehead, Massachusetts."

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

"Josiah Parker, a Revolutionary War soldier came to the East Village shortly after his discharge from the Army."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Just to the west of the downtown, the Soldiers’ Monument (1867) and the Sagadahoc County Courthouse (1869) were constructed at the intersection of…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"… CIVIL WAR (1861-65) Because of the high cost of soldier's bounties to be paid by the city, the war had an overall negative economic impact upon…"

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"… left on Skowhegan Island by one of Arnold's soldiers X The Dead River was mostly all swamp, hard to pass through normally, but now all the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… granite, brick, terra-cotta, dentil moldings and soldier bricks. Galen Moses and friends, Bath, ca."