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Item 96698
Nurse Ruth Mayhew to Ellen Bacon, 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Media: Ink on paper
Item 5198
Ruth Mayhew, Portland, ca. 1860
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Media: Carte de visite
Exhibit
Rebecca Usher: 'To Succor the Suffering Soldiers'
Rebecca Usher of Hollis was 41 and single when she joined the Union nursing service at the U.S. General Hospital at Chester, Pennsylvania. Her time there and later at City Point, Virginia, were defining experiences of her life.
Exhibit
This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War
For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.
