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Civil War Diary And Letters From Willis M. Porter To Esther Friend, 1862-1865, Esther Porter Lane, Editor Jan 1990

Civil War Diary And Letters From Willis M. Porter To Esther Friend, 1862-1865, Esther Porter Lane, Editor

Maine History Documents

Transcribed diary entries and letters of a member of the Maine Infantry, 19th Regiment, in the United States Civil War. Includes additional genealogical information about the Porter family in the area of Old Town, Maine.


Three Years In The Army, George H. Coffin Jan 1976

Three Years In The Army, George H. Coffin

Maine History Documents

An account of a Civil War veteran signed on March 3, 1925 and published in 1976. George H. Coffin addressed the dedication page "To my Grandchildren." Coffin was a First Sergeant, Company H, First Maine Heavy Artillery.


Walter G. Morrill: The Fighting Colonel Of The Twentieth Maine, James B. Vickery Jan 1968

Walter G. Morrill: The Fighting Colonel Of The Twentieth Maine, James B. Vickery

Maine History Documents

An article on Walter G. Morrill's role in the Civil War by James B. Vickery published in the University of Maine Studies, Second Series, No. 88, A Handful of Spice: A Miscellany of Maine Literature and History, edited by Richard S. Sprague, 1968.


Report Of The Civil War Centennial Commission: November 7, 1959-January 3, 1963, Maine Civil War Centennial Commission Jan 1963

Report Of The Civil War Centennial Commission: November 7, 1959-January 3, 1963, Maine Civil War Centennial Commission

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No abstract provided.


Sherman, Maine In The Civil War, May H. Spooner Jan 1927

Sherman, Maine In The Civil War, May H. Spooner

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Includes a listing of Co. B of the 8th Maine Regiment.


Abraham Lincoln, Seen From The Field In The War For The Union, Joshua L. Chamberlain Jan 1909

Abraham Lincoln, Seen From The Field In The War For The Union, Joshua L. Chamberlain

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A paper read before the Commandery of the State of Pennsylvania by Joshua Chamberlain, February 12, 1909.


Five Forks: A Paper Read Before The Military Order Of The Loyal Legion, Commandery Of Maine, May 2, 1901, Joshua L. Chamberlain Jan 1902

Five Forks: A Paper Read Before The Military Order Of The Loyal Legion, Commandery Of Maine, May 2, 1901, Joshua L. Chamberlain

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Joshua Chamberlain's reminiscences of events at Five Forks, April 1, 1865.


Military Operations On The White Oak Road, Virginia, March 31, 1865, Joshua L. Chamberlain Jan 1897

Military Operations On The White Oak Road, Virginia, March 31, 1865, Joshua L. Chamberlain

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The reminiscences of events at White Oak Road, Virginia, during the Civil War, by Brevet Major-General Joshua L. Chamberlain, Commander of the First Brigade, First Division, Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac.


Address Of Gen. Joshua L. Chamberlain At The Dedication Of The Maine Monuments On The Battlefield Of Gettysburg, Joshua L. Chamberlain Jan 1895

Address Of Gen. Joshua L. Chamberlain At The Dedication Of The Maine Monuments On The Battlefield Of Gettysburg, Joshua L. Chamberlain

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General Joshua Chamberlain's address on the Battle of Gettysburg, delivered in 1893.


Our Picket Guard, Grand Army Of The Republic. Burnside Post No. 47 (Auburn, Me.) Jan 1888

Our Picket Guard, Grand Army Of The Republic. Burnside Post No. 47 (Auburn, Me.)

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Biographies of Maine citizens involved in the United States Civil War.


Speech Of Hon. Lot M. Morrill Of Maine In The Senate Of The United States, February 5, 1868, Lot M. Morrill Dec 1867

Speech Of Hon. Lot M. Morrill Of Maine In The Senate Of The United States, February 5, 1868, Lot M. Morrill

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A speech on the topic of Reconstruction by the Honorable Lot M. Merrill of Maine in the Senate of the United States, February 5, 1868.


Eulogy On Abraham Lincoln Delivered At Rockland, Maine, April 19, 1865, Edward F. Cutter Dec 1864

Eulogy On Abraham Lincoln Delivered At Rockland, Maine, April 19, 1865, Edward F. Cutter

Maine History Documents

The text of a eulogy on Abraham Lincoln delivered at Rockland, Maine, April 19, 1865, by the request of the citizens by Reverend Edward F. Cutter.


The Church After The National Convulsion, A Charge Delivered To The Clergy Of The Diocese Of Maine, George Burgess Dec 1864

The Church After The National Convulsion, A Charge Delivered To The Clergy Of The Diocese Of Maine, George Burgess

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A charge delivered to the clergy of the Diocese of Maine, in St. Luke's Church, Portland, at the annual convention, July 12, 1865.


Speech Of Albert P. Gould, Of Thomaston, Delivered In The House Of Representatives Of Maine, March 6th And 7th, 1862, Albert P. Gould Dec 1861

Speech Of Albert P. Gould, Of Thomaston, Delivered In The House Of Representatives Of Maine, March 6th And 7th, 1862, Albert P. Gould

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No abstract provided.


Chimes Of Freedom And Union: A Collection Of Poems For The Time, Various Authors Dec 1860

Chimes Of Freedom And Union: A Collection Of Poems For The Time, Various Authors

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Poems written is support of the Union and the North during the Civil War by authors including Oliver Wendell Holmes, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mary Webb, Lucy Larcom, J. H. Hannaford, W. C. Bryant and several others.


Bangor Daily Union Report Of The Grand Union Meeting In Norombega Hall, Bangor, Bangor Daily Union Dec 1859

Bangor Daily Union Report Of The Grand Union Meeting In Norombega Hall, Bangor, Bangor Daily Union

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A printing of several speeches and letters shared as part of events at Norombega Hall in Bangor, Maine, following John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry in Virginia. The cover page reads: A Sacred Maintenance of the Common Bond. Bangor Daily Union Report of the Grand Union Meeting in Norombega Hall, Bangor, Wednesday Evening, January 11, 1860; containing the Speeches of Judge Hathaway and Hon. George Evans, and the letters from Ex-President Pierce, Hon. Edward Everett, Hon. Caleb Cushing, Ex-Governor Wells, Hon. M. H. Smith, Hon. James W. Bradbury. The Call and Signatures, Officers of the Meeting, Prayer of Dr. Tefft, …