Union Army Contributions as a Percent of the 1860 Population
A breakdown of about 2.1 million soldiers contributed by each loyal state and the District of Columbia during the Civil War as a percent of the 1860 U.S. Census population
Tag: Maine
Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver, Early Fluted Cylinder
By Frank Graves This bearded Union infantryman, dressed in standard issue frock coat and cap, grips a Colt Model 1860 Army revolver. A close study of the sidearm reveals a
The Augusta or Portland, Maine, Backdrops
By Adam Ochs Fleischer Two backdrops unique to Maine portraits have always been of particular interest to me because of their distinctive appearance. While generally well known in the collecting
“You Were Making History”: Faces of Maine men who fought at Gettysburg
By Tom Huntington Maine veterans returned to Pennsylvania in October 1889, 26 years after they had fought at Gettysburg with the Army of the Potomac. For three days in July