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  • Subject starts with "United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865"

Write quick : war and a woman's life in letters, 1835-1867 / edited by Ann Fox Chandonnet and Roberta Gibson Pevear

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Collection: Books and Pamphlets

COLL 177: Willard Ames Papers

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Collection of photocopied letters and documents relating to Willard Ames of Greenwood, Maine. Includes Civil War letters from his son, Willard O. Ames, who later died during the war.

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COLL 169: Adjutant General Certificates

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Collection of seven certificates (plus one photocopied certificate) issued by the State of Maine, Office of the Adjutant General, for Bethel area people who served in the Civil War.

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Battles and leaders of the Civil War / being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers. Based upon "The Century War Series." Edited by Robert Underwood Johnson and Clarence Clough Buel...

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The soldier in our Civil War : famous war pictures

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A war of the people : Vermont Civil War letters / Jeffrey D. Marshall, editor ; foreword by Edwin C. Bearss

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Collection: Books and Pamphlets

COLL 116: Twitchell-Wight Papers

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A collection of letters and other documents relating to the Twitchell and Wight families of Gorham, New Hampshire and Bethel, Maine. Includes approximately a dozen letters written by Albert S. Twitchell to his family back home from 1864-1865, during…

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COLL 102: David Vail Collection

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Small collection of five documents relating to the Civil War service of David Vail of Houlton (and later Newry). Includes his certificate of honorable service and documents related to his pension.

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Gettysburg, union of veterans of the Civil War, blues and grays, July 1st and 4th, 1863-1913

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Collection: Books and Pamphlets

COLL 82: Lapham Family Collection

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Collection of photographs, papers, and artifacts pertaining to the Lapham family. Many of the items are related to the Civil War and a few items are related to local historian William Berry Lapham.

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COLL 78: Roberta C. Pevear Collection

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A large collection of letters, letter transcriptions, photographs, family-related artifacts, a diary, and genealogy notebooks received from Roberta C. Pevear. Many of the letters contain important historical information about the Civil War.

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COLL 65: Jay S. Hoar Sunset and Dusk Collection

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Large collection of research files on individual Civil War soldiers compiled by Jay S. Hoar for his trilogy "Sunset and Dusk of the Blue and the Gray."

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COLL 63: Jay S. Hoar Video Collection

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VHS tapes and DVDs collected by Jay S. Hoar, a professor of English at the University of Maine at Farmington and a Civil War biographer. The collection is a mixture of home videos, classroom lectures, speaking events, and television appearances by…

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BHS Program: "Civil War Encampment"

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Bethel Historical Society program, "Civil War Encampment," held in June 15-16, 1996.

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BHS program: "Silent Sentinels: Maine's Civil War Monuments"

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Bethel Historical Society program, "Silent Sentinels: Maine's Civil War Monuments," presented by Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. on June 1, 2006.

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BHS Program: "Joshua Chamberlain"

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Bethel Historical Society program, "Joshua Chamberlain," presented by Jeremiah E. Goulka on April 9, 2005.

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Death of Gen. Clark S. Edwards

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DEATH OF GEN. CLARK S. EDWARDS An Honored Citizen—A Distinguished Soldier—A Noble Hero and Patriot has gone to his rest. Passed quietly away at his home last Sunday Evening, at 8.45 o’clock, after an illness of but a few days. A hero and patriot…

BHS Program: "Civil War Soldier Boys"

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Bethel Historical Society annual meeting and program, "Civil War Soldier Boys," presented by Jay Hoar on September 7, 2000.

Stories of our soldiers. War reminiscences / by "Carleton" and by soldiers of New England. Collected from the series written especially for the Boston journal. Illustrated by J. S. Barrows

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Collection: Books and Pamphlets

The Sixteenth Maine Regiment

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v.1.The Sixteenth Maine Regiment in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 [p. 1-223] / by Major A.R. Small ; with an introduction written by Gen. James A. Hall ; [Pete & Cyndi Dalton, editors] -- v.2.The Blanket Brigade : the soldier's story of the…

Collection: Books and Pamphlets

OCLHS Program: "The Civil War"

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Oxford County League of Historical Societies meeting and a program on the Civil War hosted by Beverly H. Kalgren. Hosted by The Bethel Historical Society on April 16, 1994.

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Memorial to the Second Maine Regiment of volunteers in the Civil War : gift of Luther H. Peirce ; [consisting of chapter 3 of Maine in the war for the union / by William E. S. Whitman, and Charles H. True]

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Collection: Books and Pamphlets

Maine in the war for the union: a history of the part borne by Maine troops in the suppression of the American rebellion / by William E.S. Whitman, and Charles H. True

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Civil War quilts / Pamela Weeks & Don Beld

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"With 170 color photos and engaging text, this book tells the stories of extraordinary antique Civil War quilts and the women who made them... In addition, information for making traditional-style 19th century bindings and potholder quilts, plus over…

Collection: Books and Pamphlets

Vermont in the great rebellion : Containing historical and biographical sketches, etc. / by Maj. Otis F.R. Waite

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Collection: Books and Pamphlets