Maine At War posts for February 2026
Amidst thundering cannons and billowing gunsmoke, Maine at War spent July 1, 1863 with the 5th Maine Battery at the Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary. We returned to the 21st century to check out Maine’s Civil Wariest library, then met a mariner who was either a Southern sympathizer or an innocent man … depending on the particular newspaper account.
February 4, 2026: 5th Maine Battery fights at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863: part 1
Guest writer Kenneth R. Berry details the opening hours experienced by the 5th Maine Battery as Confederate troops push east along the Chambersburg Pike in Gettysburg on July 1, 1863. The battery deploys with other artillery along Seminary Ridge to pound the approaching enemy.
February 11, 2026: 5th Maine Battery fights at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863: part 2
Guest writer Kenneth R. Berry watches as Capt. Greenlief T. Stevens and his 5th Maine Battery gunners shell the Confederate infantry doggedly advancing toward the Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary on July 1, 1863. Suddenly it’s time to retreat!
February 18, 2026: Skowhegan has the Civil Wariest library in Maine
Are there three Civil War memorials at the public library in Skowhegan? Or is the library an all-in-one Civil War memorial? Let’s visit and find out!
February 25, 2026: Traitor or victim of Republican politics: Maine press spins different tales about Captain Asa Turner
Depending on the press account, Captain Asa Turner either supported the South, or Maine Republicans drew a target on the back of a concerned father (and innocent man).
