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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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. 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…

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. 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 --…

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 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…

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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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General Oliver Otis Howard Speaks at Bethel

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General Oliver Otis Howard Speaks at Bethel by Stanley R. Howe Oliver Otis Howard (1830-1909), ca. 1865 Courtesy of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission Civil War General Oliver Otis Howard spoke at Bethel on the afternoon of 15 July…

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.…

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…