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Maine at War September 2022 Blog Posts
In September 2022 my Maine at War blog examined topics ranging from the shoe salesman misidentified by “friendlies” to a small that sent almost 90 percent of its men to fight for the Union. September 7, 2022: Murder most friendly … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th Maine Infantry Regiment, 6th Maine Infantry Regiment, 8th Maine Infantry Regiment, Albert Cushman, Aroostook County, Banner Town, Benjamin F. Emery, Brewer, Brian Swartz, Chesterville, Constitution Square Historic Site, Danville, Edward Henry Hobson, Eunice Littlefield, Fort Howe, Fort Knox State Park, Franklin County, Golden Ridge Plantation, Golden Ridge Road, Grindstone Road, Halifax, Harrodsburg, Houlton, Interstate 95, Island Falls, Ivory Littlefield, James Madison Emery, John A. Glass, John Forbey, John McNally, John Morgan, John Sherman, Judson Littlefield, Kittery, Larry Burden, Lebanon, Levi Caldwell, Lexington, Maine at War, Maine Atlas and Gazetteer, Maritimes, May H. Spooner, Medway, Molunkus Stream, Montreal, Mount Katahdin, Mt. Chase, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, No. 2 Cemetery, Nova Scotia, Old Zach, Old Zack, Oxford County, Passamaquoddy Bay, Patrick Hayes, Patten, Penobscot River, Perryville, Piscataqua River, Portland, Prince Edward Island, Prospect, Quebec, Rhine River, Robbinston, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Saint John, Sherman, Sherman Mills, Siberia, St. Andrews, Stacyville, Sumner, Thomas Chamberlain, Thomas Macky, Vimy Ridge, Washburn Memorial Church, Wells, William Tecumseh Sherman, Woodbridge Corner Road
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Maine at War August 2022 blog posts
In August 2022 my Maine at War blog examined topics ranging from a dentist who assumed new wartime vocations to a recent Strong Vincent biography and a particular company of nine-month soldiers who served well at Port Hudson. August 3, … Continue reading
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Tagged 21st Maine Infantry Regiment, 22nd Maine Infantry Regiment, 24th Maine Infantry Regiment, 26th Maine Infantry Regiment, 44th New York Infantry Regiment, 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, A. J. Keniston, Alonzo G. Putnam, Augusta, Bangor, Bangor Theological Seminary, Baton Rouge, Bethuel Vincent, Bowdoin, Brian Swartz, Brooklyn, Camp John Pope, Cephas Morang, Charles S. Hildreth, Chelsea, Cobboseecontee Stream, Daily Whig & Courier, Daniel Butterfield, David Wass, Dennis Williams, Dexter, Dr. Silvanus Gardiner, Edwin M. Stanton, Elizabeth Carter, Ellsworth, Erie, Erie Academy, Erie Regiment, Eugene Hale, Farmington, Fire King Engine Co., Fitz John Porter, Francis Ireland, Gaines Mill, Gardiner, Gardiner City Hall, Gardiner Home Journal, Gardiner Town Common, George Burgess, George M. D. Grant, George Marston Atwood, George W. Smith, Gettysburg, Greenland Lyons, H. M. Hall, Hallowell, Hans G. Myers, Hartford, Irish Bend, Israel Washburn Jr., James E. Conners, James Nash, Jasper N. Gray, John F. Whitcomb, John Kent Lincoln, John L. Hodsdon, John McLane, John O. Brackett, Joseph T. Woodward, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Kennebec River, Levant, Little Round Top, Lizzie Southard, Maine at War, Maine Central Railroad, Mechanic Street, Militia Act of 1862, Miss Porter’s School, Mississippi River, Nathaniel Banks, New Orleans & Jackson Railroad, Newport News, Olive Lincoln, Palmyra, Pamunkey River, Pittsburgh, Pittston, Port Hudson, Robert S. Starbird, Sharpsburg, Simon G. Jerrard, Strong Vincent, Sullivan, Thomas Bollard, Thorndike, Trinity College, Valorous Sayward, Vicksburg, Walter W. Wilson, West Gardiner, William O. McDonald, William Wheelden, Winfield S. Dearborn
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I Just Wanted a Little Background Info on Fort Monroe…
As historians, it can be so easy to get swept up in the larger trends of the profession that we forget to remember the basics. I ran into this very problem this week while doing some research on Fort Monroe. … Continue reading
November beauty at the Mule Shoe
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Tagged Landram House, Mule Shoe, Spotsylvania
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Maine at War June 2022 blog posts
In June 2022 my Maine at War blog examined topics ranging from cold-hearted elected officials to a “what if” 20th-century TV game show involving six Civil War celebrities, plus a look at two special monuments in Middleburg. June 1, 2022: … Continue reading
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Tagged 12th Maine Infantry Regiment, 15th New York Battery, 18th Maine Infantry Regiment, 19th Maine Infantry Regiment, 1st Maine Cavalry Regiment, 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment, 1st Maine Veteran Infantry Regiment, 20th Maine Infantry Regiment, 24th Maine Infantry Regiment, 43rd U.S. Colored Troops, 4th Maine Infantry Regiment, 6th Maine Battery, 6th Maine Infantry Regiment, Abraham Bryan, Alden D. Chase, Aldie, Belfast, Belfast City Greys, Belle Boyd, Blue Ridge, Brian Swartz, Bridget Newenham, Bridled Veterans, Bud Collyer, Bull Run Mountains, Catoctin Mountain, Cemetery Ridge, Cherryfield, Chris Wilson, Codori Farm, David Tucker, Elvira Newenham, Emmitsburg Road, Emulos Small, Fort Riley, Frederic A. Hodsdon, Frederick Douglass, Fredericksburg, Freeman McGilvery, Gallops Island, George A. Custer, George B. McClellan, Hannibal Hamlin, Henry House Hill, Henry J. Hunt, Henry W. Cunningham, Horatio H. Carter, Horses and Mules Memorial, Isaac C. Abbott, Israel Washburn Jr., James H. Newenham, James Wakefield, JEB Stuart, John Day Smith, John Hodsdon, John Mosby Highway, John Smith, John W. Haley, Julia Ward Howe, Lewiston, Litchfield, Livia Angier, Lizzie Baker, Maine at War, Maine State Archives, Manassas National Battlefield Park, Marye's Heights, Middleburg, Mt. Defiance Park, Narraguagus, National Sporting Library and Museum, New Brunswick, Nicholas Newenham, Patrick Hart, Peirces’ Hall, Petersburg, r Silas M. Fuller, Republican Journal, Richard S. Ayer, Rockland, Shenandoah Valley, Silas Adams, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, St. David’s, Steamboat Landing, Steve Bunker, Stockton Springs, Studio 54, Tessa Pullan, The Plains Road, Thomas H. Marshall, To Tell the Truth, Upperville, Virginia Museum of History and Culture, William H. Fogler, William H. Simpson, William Hart, William Newenham, William O. Poor, Winfield Scott Hancock
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Symposium Spotlight: Great “What Ifs” Interview
Interested in knowing more about our particular approach to “What Ifs”? In April, Brian Matthew Jordan and Chris Mackowski sat down with the Civil War Roundtable Congress for a talk about the latest ECW book Great What Ifs of the … Continue reading
May 2022 Maine at War posts
In May 2022 my Maine at War blog examined topics ranging from North America’s largest rodent altering the Gettysburg landscape to a smart lawyer recruiting for the wrong regiment. May 4, 2022: Gettysburg beavers create a new pond Industrious beavers … Continue reading
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Tagged 11th Maine Infantry Regiment, 12th Maine Infantry Regiment, 1st Maine Artillery Battery, 26th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 4th Maine Infantry Regiment, 6th Michigan Cavalry Regiment, Abraham Lincoln, Abram Coombs, Albany, Augusta, Bangor, Benjamin F. Butler, Bion Foster, Brian Swartz, Carmel, Charles Eugene Hamlin, Charles Hamlin, Charles Stetson, Charleston, Colby College, Corinth, Crawford Avenue, Curtis Crockett, Cyrus Hamlin, Dexter, Dunkin, Edwin Stanton, Elijah Walker, Eric Wittenberg, Falling Waters, George A. Custer, George George Emery Hamlin, George Meade, Gettysburg National Military Park, Glenburn, Gray, Gulf Coast, Hampden, Hampden Historical Society, Hannibal Hamlin, Hannibal Hamlin Plaza, Harris Merrill Plaisted, Israel Washburn Jr., James J. Pettigrew, Jason Martz, Little Round Top, Louis G. Young, Mabel Hill, Maine at War, Margaret Nyer, Menzias Fessenden, Monterrey Pass, Mount Gope Cemetery, National Park Service, New England, New Orleans, North Carolina, Oxford County, Paris Hill, Penobscot County, Penobscot River, Peter A. Weber, Pickett's Charge, Plum Run, Potomac River, Robert E. Lee, Samuel Thompson, Sarah Emery Hamlin, Sarah Jane Amery Hamlin, Sarah Plaisted, Seminary Ridge, Seven Pines, South Mountain, Union County, Valley of Death, Warren Avenue, Waterville, Wheatfeld Road, Whitcomb-Baker VFW Post 4633, Williamsburg
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April 2022 Maine at War posts
In April 2022 my Maine at War blog examined topics ranging from a suspected murder to Baltimore Unionists who befriended a Maine regiment passing through while en route to the war. April 6, 2022: Augusta CSI pursues a soldier’s killer … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Maine Infantry Regiment, 1st Maine Infantry Regiment, 25th Maine Infantry Regiment, 29th Maine Infantry Regiment, 2nd Maine Cavalry Regiment, 30th Maine Infantry Regiment, 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 7th Maine Infantry Regiment, Auburn, Augusta, baltimore, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Boston, Brian Swartz, Camp Washburn, Catharine Abbott, Charles Griffin, Charles S. Emerson, Clarissa Griffin, D.C., Edwin A. Abbott, Elijah M. Shaw, Fall River, Frank L. Jones, George H. Nye, George Knox, George L. Beal, Howard S. Griffin, Israel Washburn Jr., James S. Fillebrown, John Bowles, John Griffin, John Mead Gould. Kennebec Journal, Long Island Sound, Maine at War, Maine Farmer, Mary Griffin, New Gloucester, New York City, North Station, Patterson Park, Phil Sheridan, Pleasant Hill, Portland, Portland Daily Press, Potomac River, Province of Quebec, Reuben Viele, Shenandoah Valley, Soldiers’ Rest, St. Francis, Stafford County, Washington, Washington Monument, William Bowles, William N. Means
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On the March: Jeb Stuart ambushes a Maine regiment
Jeb Stuart could not resist ambushing Union infantry marching through northern Virginia on Thursday, June 25, 1863. The particular Yankees he attacked belonged to the 19th Maine Infantry Regiment (Col. Francis E. Heath), until that moment unbloodied in combat. Assigned … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th Maine Infantry Regiment, Androscoggin County, Bull Run, Francis E. Heath, George G. Meade, Gum Springs, Harrison Landing, Hay Market, Haymarket, II Corps, Israel D. Jones, JEB Stuart, Joe Hooker, John Day Smith, John Gibbon, Litchfield, Monocacy Junction, Occoquan River, Orange & Alexandria Railroad, Potomac River, Prince William County, Salem Depot, Thoroughfare Gap, Uniontown, William Harrow, William Hays, Winfield Scott Hancock, Wolf Run Shoals
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