May 2025 Maine at War blog posts
In May 2025, Maine at War explained why a hero’s father calls 9-1-1 in 1864, introduces a ship’s captain who “meets” Raphael Semmes, and sorts out which McGlauflin gets shot during the Chancellorsville Campaign.
May 7, 2025: Did the real McGlauflin die at Second Fredericksburg?
While reading a Portland newspaper, someone noticed a familiar name – McGlauflin – among the 7th Maine Infantry’s casualties at Second Fredericksburg. But which McGlauflin was he?
May 14, 2025: Maine master mariner meets the “pirate” Raphael Semmes
A ship’s captain from Hallowell, Maine sails from New York City for Uruguay with a load of lumber and soon encounters “a steamer … bark rigged.” It’s a “pirate” ship, however, and it’s waiting for the Mainer!
May 21, 2025: A 1st Maine Heavy Artillery hero’s father calls 9-1-1, part 1
No elected official responds when a Maine father seeks help after his son is mortally wounded at Petersburg. What is the heart-broken dad supposed to do?
May 28, 2025: A 1st Maine Heavy Artillery hero’s father calls 9-1-1, part 2
When a soldier’s death financially cripples a Maine family, elected local officials refuse to help. The family’s patriarch writes a 9-1-1 letter to someone much higher in the political food chain.
