Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"He was a mason soldier of the 4th Me. He was the son of Samuel H., and Sylvanus C. He had a son named Albert S., born June 3, 1936."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"B.J.'s General Store in Mattawamkeag was rented out to the Army to house black soldiers who guarded the rail during that time."

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…"

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"Soldier's Monument X "How did the Civil war impact your life? Your future? Or future as a town?" The Civil War impacted my life because, when I…"

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…"

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."

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

"Regardless of whether they were from New Portland or not, she knit and sent warm socks to the soldiers. Many letters exist today written to Ms."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"In addition many former soldiers left our communities to settle elsewhere, including lands in the western United States."

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"was a soldier in the Civil War from Lincoln. He was born in 1832, and he died in action in Petersburg, Virginia in June of 1864."

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.

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"By the end of the war 14 soldiers had been wounded, with 26 killed in battle or having died in hospital."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Avery became the first Lubec soldier killed in action (Battle of Fredericksburg) 1864 – 1874 • Period of great commercial prosperity 1865 • Peak of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Farmers and lumbermen were performing soldiers’ duties. Under these difficult circumstances, many families left the coast” and other New England…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"Hugh Stewart, a Revolutionary soldier, was the first Stewart here, bringing his family with him. Butler’s History of Farmington tells us he “built a…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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