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The Boys of '61

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The Boys of ’61.Bethel, May 4, 1901 This day, forty years ago, our lovely village was excited as never before in its history. In the early morn, carriages were seen coming in from every direction, in some cases, wives to bring their husbands, in…

Echoes from the Sixties [Part 3]

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ECHOES FROM THE SIXTIES. By Col. C. S. Edwards. Bethel, May 3, 1900. Thirty-seven years ago this day, was fought the great battle of Chancellorsville, commanded by Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker, who at that time was commander of the Potomac Army. We…

Echoes from the Sixties [Part 2]

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ECHOES FROM THE SIXTIES. Official Report of One of the Most Bloody Conflicts of the Civil War. [Continued from last week.] Soon the shouts of the enemy immediately in our front, warned us that they were advancing, and every man stood ready to…

Echoes from the Sixties [Part 1]

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ECHOES FROM THE SIXTIES. Official Report of One of the Most Bloody Conflicts of the Civil War. The following is the official report of the Fifth Maine at Fredericksburg, as given by Col. Edwards to General John L. Hodsdon.It has not been revised…

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…

Col. Edwards’ Letter

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COL. EDWARDS’ LETTER. Bethel, Jan. 25th, 1896 My dear friend Stevens:— Your kind letter came to hand in due time; many thanks for the same. You say I may have forgotten you; my answer is, No, I well remember you and other sergeants of that old Co.…

Clark S. Edwards, Fifth Maine Volunteer Regiment, compiled letters 1861-1903

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Finding aid for Clark S. Edwards Papers (2002-310) in the Pearce Civil War Collection at Navarro College, Corsicana, Texas. Includes biographical sketch, summary of each letter, and complete transcriptions of all 119 letters.

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Bethel in the War of the Rebellion

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Bethel in the War of the Rebellion by William B. Lapham The following lightly edited text is taken from the History of Bethel, Formerly Sudbury Canada, Oxford County, Maine 1768-1890, compiled by William B. Lapham and published in 1891 by the…

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Life on the Home Front: Bethel During the Civil War

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Life on the Home Front: Bethel During the Civil War by Stanley Russell Howe Major Gideon A. Hastings (1821-1905), 12th Maine Battalion Editor's note: Few events in American history have received more attention than the Civil War. A neglected…

The Courier, Vol. 24, No. 1

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Features: Mountain Days by Daisy Peabody -- 1 TheBethel Soldiers of '61 by C.F. Whitman [Part 30; reprinted fromOxford County Advertiser] -- 7 Diary of William S. Hastings [Part 14] -- 8 Society news: Capital Campaign Update --…

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The Courier, Vol. 23, No. 4

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Features: Henry Theophilus Finck: Bethel, Maine, Enthusiast -- 1 Diary of William S. Hastings [Part 13] -- 5 TheBethel Soldiers of '61 by C.F. Whitman [Part 29; reprinted fromOxford County Advertiser] -- 10 Society news: Capital Campaign…

The Courier, Vol. 23, No. 3

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Features: Diary of William S. Hastings [Part 12] -- 7 TheBethel Soldiers of '61 by C.F. Whitman [Part 28; reprinted fromOxford County Advertiser] -- 9 Society news: Bethel Historical Society's Regional History Center Hosts Exhibit, "John…

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The Courier, Vol. 23, No. 2

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Features: "For Ye Have The Poor With You Always": Dealing with Poverty In A New England Town, The Case of Bethel, Maine, 1806-1979 by Stanley Russell Howe -- 1 TheBethel Soldiers of '61 by C.F. Whitman [Part 27; reprinted fromOxford County…

The Courier, Vol. 23, No. 1

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Features: The O'Neil Robinson House: A Brief Architectural Overview by Randall H. Bennett -- 1 Book Review: The Civil War Journals of John Mead Gould 1861-1866, edited by William B. Jordan, Jr. [reviewed by Stanley Russell Howe] -- 3 TheBethel…

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The Bethel Courier, Vol. 22, No. 4

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Features: Society Acquires Bethel League and the Gehring Clinic Albums -- 1 Diary of William S. Hastings [Part 9] -- 5 TheBethel Soldiers of '61 by C.F. Whitman [Part 25; reprinted fromOxford County Advertiser] -- 8 Society news: Capital…

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The Bethel Courier, Vol. 22, No. 3

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Features: Leonard Trask: The Wonderful Invalid: A Profile in Courage and Perseverance by Stanley Russell Howe -- 1 Diary of William S. Hastings [Part 8] -- 5 Book Review: The Grand Resort Hotels of the White Mountains: A Vanishing Architectural…

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The Bethel Courier, Vol. 22, No. 2

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Features: Memories of Bethel and the Bethel Inn by William M. O'Brien, M.D. -- 1 TheBethel Soldiers of '61 by C.F. Whitman [Part 23; reprinted fromOxford County Advertiser] -- 4 Diary of William S. Hastings [Part 7] -- 6 Bethel's Main Street…

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The Bethel Courier, Vol. 22, No. 1

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Features: Book Review: The Mount Zircon Moon Tide Spring: An Illustrated History by Randall H. Bennett [reviewed by Walter Hatch] -- 2 Bethel's Main Street through History: A Historical Survey by Rosalind R. Chapman [Part 3] -- 3 Diary of…

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The Bethel Courier, Vol. 21, No. 4

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Features: Diary of William S. Hastings [Part 5] -- 5 Book Review: Field Guide to New England Barns and Farm Buildings by Thomas Durant Visser [reviewed by Stanley Russell Howe] -- 6 TheBethel Soldiers of '61 by C.F. Whitman [Part 21; reprinted…

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The Bethel Courier, Vol. 21, No. 3

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Features: Bethel's Main Street through History: A Historical Survey by Rosalind R. Chapman [Part 1] -- 1 TheBethel Soldiers of '61 by C.F. Whitman [Part 20; reprinted fromOxford County Advertiser] -- 7 Diary of William S. Hastings [Part 4] --…

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The Bethel Courier, Vol. 21, No. 2

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Features: A Brief History of Bethel's Philbrook Street by Geraldine S. Howe -- 1 TheBethel Soldiers of '61 by C.F. Whitman [Part 19; reprinted fromOxford County Advertiser] -- 3 Diary of William S. Hastings [Part 3] -- 5 Society news: New…

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The Bethel Courier, Vol. 21, No. 1

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Features: Highlights of Clark Street History by Barbara Herrick Brown -- 1 TheBethel Soldiers of '61 by C.F. Whitman [Part 18; reprinted fromOxford County Advertiser] -- 7 Diary of William S. Hastings [Part 2] -- 9 Society news: Bethel…

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The Bethel Courier, Vol. 20, No. 4

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Features: Celebrations, Festivals and Observances in Bethel's Past by Stanley Russell Howe -- 1 Book Review: Descendants of Joseph Killgore, 1690-1764 of Scotland and Treworgy Ancestors by Roy Killgore [reviewed by Barbara H. Honkala] --…

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The Bethel Courier, Vol. 20, No. 3

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Features: A Historical Survey of Bethel's Vernon Street by Geraldine S. Howe -- 1 Book Review: The Richardson Lakes: Jewels in the Rangeley Chain by Herbert P. Shirrefs, edited with a forward by Randall H. Bennett [reviewed by Ted and Janette…

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The Bethel Courier, Vol. 20, No. 2

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Features: 1796: A Special Year in Bethel's Past -- 1 TheBethel Soldiers of '61 by C.F. Whitman [Part 15; reprinted fromOxford County Advertiser] -- 1 Reflections of a Half Century by Leslie E. Davis [Part 38] -- 3 Book Review: White Mountain…

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