Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"In his twenties, Heyer joined the Continental Army, serving for a year before being discharged in December, 1777."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research

"… and even a few who served in the Confederate Army, we realized that the Civil War had a dramatic effect on the people of our area."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"… February, 1862: "The photographer accompanies the army wherever it goes, and a very large number of soldiers get their pictures taken and send them…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"He was discharged from the United States Army in November, 1863, and he was married to Myra T. Ames on January 10, 1864."

Presque Isle Air Museum

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Early Maine Photography - War

"… are contrasted with those of several young men who served in the Civil War. Simon Dearborn of Monmouth joined the staff of his illustrious uncle…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"… of exhibit the stern bearded features of men experienced in commanding sailing vessels. In contrast is the elegant appearance of Portland artists…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"… at a time when it was overwhelmingly dominated by men. She was and continues to be a source of inspiration for women anglers, hunters, writers and…"

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"… a tightly composed group of elegantly dressed men, of whom nothing more is known than an inscription that links them to a Bath sea captain."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"Men and women have corresponding titles of address in each of the first four degrees: Faith - laborer and maid; Hope -- cultivator and shepherdess…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"A more invincible body of men could not be readily found. Several of the companies were subjected to the daguerreotype – with what success we have…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Most men would go through a lot of cold weather to shoot a good size buck. Deer hunting has always been a big part of Maine."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"These men rode through the villages on horseback with their mailbags. Mail carriers had a pouch for each town: Strong, Kingfield, Salem…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - P.H. Tilson Death Notice

"After Union guns were captured, the Union Army was forced to retreat with the majority of its army still intact. P.H."

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"The army split up, four men to a bateau. Two men would pole the boat, while the other two would walk on shore to relieve them later."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"The men who built the ships were paid only for the days that they worked. If one of the men needed a rowboat to go to his home at Morgan's Bay or…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"Most aren’t ever brave enough to sign up for the army in their lifetime. While Thomas G. Libby was in the army, he was shot in the left hand and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"… the largest loss in a single day of any Union Army regiment. At home, women were left to tend the farms, manage family business, care for the sick…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 14 of 17

"… men, substitutes, and all other recruits for the army and navy, between April 12, 1861, and December 31, 1865, was $4,584,636."

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…"

Bangor Historical Society

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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…"

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."

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."