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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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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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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…

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…

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 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…

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 Bethel Courier, Vol. 12, No. 2

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Features: Reflections on a Half Century by Leslie E. Davis [Part 7] -- 1 A review of Pictorial History of Paris, Maine: A Small New England Shiretown compiled by Jeannette Clifford, Ben B. Conant, Charles E. Johnson, Marguerite T. Johnson and…

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The Bethel Courier, Vol. 16, No. 3

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Features: Paradise Road: A Brief History (Part II) by Margaret Joy Tibbetts -- 1 Book Review: My Way to Ornithology by Olin Sewall Pettingill, Jr. [reviewed by Ben B. Conant] -- 6 Reflections of a Half Century by Leslie E. Davis [Part 23] --…

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The Bethel Courier, Vol. 16, No. 4

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Features: The Bethel Soldiers of '61 by C.F. Whitman [Part 2; reprinted fromOxford County Advertiser] -- 1 Reflections of a Half Century by Leslie E. Davis [Part 24] -- 3 Book Review: Bethel, Maine: An Illustrated History by Randall H. Bennett…

The Bethel Courier, Vol. 17, No. 1

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Features: Reflections of a Half Century by Leslie E. Davis [Part 25] -- 3 The Bethel Soldiers of '61 by C.F. Whitman [Part 3; reprinted from Oxford County Advertiser] -- 5 From the Oxford County Advertiser, 19 April 1895 -- 10 From the Oxford…

The Bethel Courier, Vol. 17, No. 2

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Features: Bethel's Bridge Street/Cross Street/Riverside Lane: A History by Pauline P. Davis [Part 1] -- 1 The Bethel Soldiers of '61 by C.F. Whitman [Part 4; reprinted from Oxford County Advertiser] -- 5 Reflections of a Half Century by Leslie…

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The Bethel Courier, Vol. 17, No. 3

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Features: The Last of the Twentieth Maine: Collins F. Morgan by Linda Saunders -- 1 Reflections of a Half Century by Leslie E. Davis [Part 27] -- 3 The Bethel Soldiers of '61 by C.F. Whitman [Part 5; reprinted from Oxford County Advertiser] --…

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The Bethel Courier, Vol. 17, No. 4

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Features: History of the Bethel United Methodist Church by Arlene G. and Donald S. Brown [Part 1] -- 1 Reflections of a Half Century by Leslie E. Davis [Part 28] -- 5 The Bethel Soldiers of '61 by C.F. Whitman [Part 6; reprinted from Oxford…

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The Bethel Courier, Vol. 18, No. 1

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Features: The Bethel Historical Society and the Dr. Moses Mason House: The First Twenty Years -- 1 History of the Bethel United Methodist Church by Arlene G. and Donald S. Brown [Part 2] -- 3 The Bethel Soldiers of '61 by C.F. Whitman [Part 6;…

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The Bethel Courier, Vol. 18, No. 2

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Features: Grover Hill by Mary C. Keniston and Randall H. Bennett -- 1 Book Review: A History of Bethel, Maine by Nathaniel Tuckerman True, edited by Randall H. Bennett [review by Margaret Joy Tibbetts] -- 10 Reflections of a Half Century by…

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The Bethel Courier, Vol. 18, No. 3

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Features: Old Grover Hill Road by Polly Davis -- 1 Book Review: Paris, Maine: The Second Hundred Years 1893-1993 [reviewed by Randall H. Bennett] -- 6 The Bethel Soldiers of '61 by C.F. Whitman [Part 8; reprinted from Oxford County Advertiser]…

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The Bethel Courier, Vol. 18, No. 4

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Features: Camp Brockton by Dr. Thomas W. Dawson -- 1 The Bethel Soldiers of '61 by C.F. Whitman [Part 9; reprinted from Oxford County Advertiser] -- 7 Reflections of a Half Century by Leslie E. Davis [Part 32] -- 7 Society news: Society…

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The Bethel Courier, Vol. 19, No. 1

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Features: Eva M. Bean: A Centenary Portrait -- 1 Familiar Scenes, Interesting Trivia, and Recollections Relating to the History of the Bethel United Methodist Church by Arlene G. and Donald S. Brown [Part 3] -- 1 Reflections of a Half Century by…

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The Bethel Courier, Vol. 19, No. 2

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Features: Images from the Annie Gould exhibit -- 1 Reflections of a Half Century by Leslie E. Davis [Part 34] -- 2 Book Review: "A Fair Field and No Favor": A Concise History of the Maine State Grange by Stanley Russell Howe [reviewed by Jane…

The Bethel Courier, Vol. 19, No. 3

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Features: The Greenback Movement in Oxford County by Stanley Russell Howe -- 1 The Bethel Soldiers of '61 by C.F. Whitman [Part 12; reprinted from Oxford County Advertiser] -- 6 Gubernatorial Vote for 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880 [from the Oxford…

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The Bethel Courier, Vol. 19, No. 4

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Features: Bethel's Elm, Summer and Winter Streets: A Brief History by Geraldine S. Howe -- 1 TheBethel Soldiers of '61 by C.F. Whitman [Part 13; reprinted fromOxford County Advertiser] -- 7 Book Review: Maine: The Pine Tree State from…

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The Bethel Courier, Vol. 2, No. 1

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Features: War to End All Wars: Bethel During the First World War -- 1 Book Review: J. E. Martin, "Jonathan Adams Bartlett" [review by Helen Morton] -- 6 The "Courier" and Freeman's Hall -- 8 From the "Bethel Courier", September 23, 1859 --…

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The Bethel Courier, Vol. 20, No. 1

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Features: Some Highlights of the Past Thirty Years, Bethel Historical Society, 1966-1996 -- 1 TheBethel Soldiers of '61 by C.F. Whitman [Part 14; reprinted fromOxford County Advertiser] -- 5 Reflections of a Half Century by Leslie E. Davis [Part…

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