Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"Some slightly wounded were limping off but told us to go in and ?? their wounds. But when we got on to the field, sights that will hardly bear…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"The day he went was August 21, 1862. He was wounded by a gun shot and had to get his finger amputated."

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

"Six natives were killed and 15 wounded. In 1718 the area of west Saco and Winter Harbor became a separate town with the name of Biddeford, after the…"

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"… be almost there, but realized that the river wound around mountains and they still had a ways to go.Then the river narrowed and the wind picked up…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"Edmund was wounded on August 20, 1862. He was then captured on June 24,1864, at St. Mary’s Church in Virginia."

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

"Edward died from his wounds at the Battle of Petersburg. Gilkey Hill is named after Edward’s family who resided in the area for many years."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"Of these, six were wounded, three were killed in action, and one died of disease. In total, 17 Surry men died in the Civil War."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… to live in the house, came back for a stay and wound up taking a shower in what used to be their closet! Overall this bed and breakfast is full of…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… natives died that day and half that many were wounded. It is fitting to begin with this event for it took place close to the lands that eventually…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"The wound was dressed by Drs. Blake and Linscott. Young C. is a poor man and has been in the States but a few weeks; has a wife and five children in…"

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."