Maine Living History Association

09/02/2026

https://maineatwar.wordpress.com/2026/09/02/the-13th-maine-gets-ball-and-chain-duty-at-fort-jackson-on-the-mississippi/

A bridge spanning a moat provides access to the main entrance of Fort Jackson on the Mississippi River in Louisiana. Three 13th Maine Infantry companies arrived here to garrison the fort some weeks…

08/26/2026

https://maineatwar.wordpress.com/2026/08/26/johnny-comes-marching-home-the-10th-maine-infantry-returns-part-iii/

After some hesitation, the War Department ensured that the returning veterans of the 10th Maine Infantry Regiment got home as soon as possible. You can read Part I here and Part II here. Traveling …

08/20/2026

The veteran 10th Maine Infantry Regiment comes home, part II

08/18/2026

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President Abraham Lincoln welcomes visitors to the Gettysburg Natio...

08/13/2026

After the three-month 1st Maine Infantry Regiment mustered out 1861, Gov. Israel Washburn Jr. reconstituted it as the 10th Maine. Its surviving veterans returned home in May 1863 ...

By late April 1863 a particular disease swept through the 10th Maine Infantry Regiment’s Stafford County camp. A bank teller when he enlisted on October 1, 1861, brown-eyed and brown-haired 1st Lt.…

08/06/2026

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08/05/2026

Here's my review of a new and excellent biography of the 20th Maine Infantry Regiment:

Historian Jared Peatman has recently published a new book, A Hell Of A Regiment: To Gettysburg and Beyond with the Twentieth Maine A Hell Of A Regiment: To Gettysburg and Beyond with the Twentieth …

08/03/2026

Machias keeps its Civil War monument in excellent condition. Enjoy this short video!

After sending hundreds of men to help save the Union during the Civ...

08/01/2026

In July, Maine at War joined the 20th Maine at Little Round Top in 1902 and followed the 2nd Maine lads as they came home in May 1863. This post connects to all five July posts!

During July, Maine at War examined a rare 20th Maine Infantry photograph taken at Little Round Top in 1902, attended the July 2026 ceremony dedicating the new replica national colors of the 20th Maine, and joined the war-weary veterans of the 2nd Maine Infantry Regiment as they headed home to muster...

07/29/2026

https://maineatwar.wordpress.com/2026/07/29/johnny-comes-marching-home-the-2nd-maine-infantry-returns-part-iii/

Formed in several lines (right), the 275 surviving original members of the 2nd Maine Infantry Regiment stand in West Market Square in downtown Bangor, Maine on Thursday, May 26, 1863. Some of these…