Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"During the Civil War, A.C. also served in the Union Navy as a Capt on the revenue cutter USS Delaware patrolling the Potomac River."

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… the Republican, was a fraternal organization of union Civil War veterans. The youngest would have been 60 in 1911, assuming a 14 year old fighting…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"Now the property is host to the credit union and its parking lot. Alameda Opera House keys, Bath, ca."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"Out of the 45,000 Union soldiers confined here at different times, around 13,000 died from disease, poor sanitation, malnutrition, overcrowding, or…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"… for three years until he enlisted into the Union army during the Civil War, which was fighting to keep the country together under President…"

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"Weatherbee attended law school at Union University at Albany, N.Y.; he graduated in 1875. After his law degree, he built his hardware and tin shop in…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"Towards the end of the battle, the Union was only left with 2,200 men. They were fighting against Robert E Lee’s army because they wanted railroads…"

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"… slavery and the secession too, so they joined the Union states to fight against the South to end slavery and reunite the United States."

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"… their country in the war which preserved the Union, destroyed slavery and maintained the Constitution, 1861-1865.” Charles made the statue in…"

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

"… Compromise that permitted Maine to enter the Union as a free state. In 1816 he was an unsuccessful candidate for both Governor of New York and…"

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

"Six more children were born of this union, two of whom were William and Cyrus. Three of Richard’s children, Rufus, William and Cyrus, became major…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… Sanford Smith from Trenton, Maine, across Union River Bay, on March 5, 1859, when Phebe was 17."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… to be allowed to settle between the Penobscot and Union Rivers. The petition met the King's approval, so on March 2, 1762 the petitioners were…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"It was called the Union Grove Association. The First Baptist Church was first known as the Chapel Association, organized in 1888."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… call for a volunteer army from every state in the Union. The Civil War had begun. Maine responded vigorously by supplying the U.S."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"… sea freely offered their lives in defense of the union that they might transmit to posterity the priceless inheritance received from their fathers."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… on the second floor of the Parker School and at Union Hall (Community Hall), with eighty-two pupils enrolled altogether."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"To the south, at Union Wharf, King sold property to William Ledyard and Asa Palmer for $300 in 1806."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… secessionists and looked, if at all, upon a Union soldier with scorn. As soon as we took possession, the blacks were set to work on the street…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"It went up Union Street, past Merrill & Hinckley’s store (which is still there), across High Street and back down Main Street."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… he built a house for himself on the corner of Union and High Streets. Two months before he died in 1880, Thomas Lord summed up his life work: “Have…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… In 1934, organizers attempted to establish a union at the mill. Tensions ran high on both sides of the issue and finally, the National Guard was…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… shipping point for horses and livestock for the Union Army.(6) Scarboro Beach Railroad Station, 1909Scarborough Historical Society & Museum…"

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

"… Compromise that permitted Maine to enter the Union as a free state. Cyrus, a jurist and orator, served two terms in Congress and William led the…"