As a result of limitations on research time,
Archives staff can photocopy no more than 2 entries per
request. If it concerned either army, or its soldiers, it
is on this page.
Greenlee, was a union soldier during the war.
When I discovered this it stirred up a long lost
childhood memory.
In the centre is a little band of musicians who
played for every regiment that left for the war out of
Augusta; and for every regiment that returned
here.
Off in the distance you can see the dome of the
original Capitol Building of the State of Maine. You can
also enter a date format, April 19, 1862 or September
1864.
The collection also includes portraits of both
Confederate and Union officers, and a selection of
enlisted men.
One day in the confusion he charged ahead of his
company and scared off all the Confederates single
handed. After that, he became well liked by most people
and soon rose to Corporal.
The last meeting of the Grand Army of the
Republic, a group of Union veterans of the war was held
in 1949 and the last meeting of the United Confederate
Veterans took place in 1944.
Plus, the war was the first conflict to be
captured in photographs, making it so much realer and
present than conflicts we know about simply from writings
or paintings.
The visual you use could be a map or a drawing
or a photograph. Try to bring the conflict to life for
your reader. The photos and narrative were provided by
the Webmaster and over 100 contributors between 1980 and
July 2008. Included are numerous wartime photos, as well
as several official records, reports and maps.
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