reference to the civil war and images of civil war monuments and memorials
August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1856 First publication of the newspaper the Bath Daily Sentinel published by James M. Lincoln. 1864 Maine-built vessels A. Richards, Atlantic, Carrie Estelle,…
August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1622 A “Grant of the Province of Maine to Sir Fernando Gorges and John Mason” was made by King James of England. 1864…
August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1607 Popham colonists arrive at Pemaquid for a brief visit with the natives before continuing to their destination on the Kennebec. 1726 Birth…
August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1861 Eastport-built vessel Santa Clara is captured by Confederate raiders. 1877 Birth date in Lewiston of Republican U.S. Representative (1917-1931) and U.S. Senator…
August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1801 Samuel P. Morrill, a member of Congress born in Chesterville, dies in his hometown 1861 Stockton-built vessel Windward and Searsport-built Itaska are…
July 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1779 Penobscot Expedition arrives at Castine to remove British occupiers. 1861 Dennysville-built vessel Albert Adams and Prospect-built vessel William McGilvery are captured by…
July 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1861 Freeport-built vessel Blen is captured by Confederate raiders. 1870 The first Swedish Colonists descend from their wagon train in New Sweden at…
July 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1783 Birth date of Cornelius Holland, delegate to the Maine constitutional convention in 1819, member of the Maine House and Senate, and a…
July 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1783 Massachusetts Supreme Court declares slavery unconstitutional in the case of Commonwealth v. Jennison, thus applying the ban to Maine. 1863 Milbridge-built vessel…
July 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1605 Samuel de Champlain arrives in Wiscasset and meets with Native Americans. 1653 Incorporation of the towns of Cape Porpoise (now Kennebunkport), Saco,…
July 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1776 American Declaration of Independence issued 1786 Incorporation of the town of Portland 1804 Birth date of Nathaniel Hawthorne, author and resident…
July 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1838 Maine Congress member Jonathan Cilley is killed in a duel near Washington, D.C. by Congress member William Graves from Kentucky 1863 Joshua…
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1792 Incorporation of the town of Mount Vernon 1829 Incorporation of the town of Appleton 1863 Bath-built vessel City of Bath is captured by…
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1683 Incorporation of the town of North Yarmouth 1792 Incorporation of the town of Buckstown, now Bucksport 1863 Maine came under enemy attack as…
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1793 Birth date of Joseph Hall, U.S. Congress member who lived in Camden, serving as postmaster there, later an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of…
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Major-General Henry Knox Day. Officially designated to honor Major-General Henry Knox, of Thomaston, Revolutionary War general and hero, and Secretary of War under President…
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Saint Jean-Baptiste Day to “commemorate the feast of Saint John the Baptist as an important observance and show of appreciation for the significant cultural,…
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1811 Birth date of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which she wrote while living in Brunswick from 1850-1852. 1813 Incorporation of…
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1762 Incorporation of the town of Windham 1775 The British ship Margaretta was captured by Maine citizens in Machias, preventing the British from getting…
June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1603 Martin Pring explores Penobscot Bay for Bristol, England businessmen. 1622 Starving Plymouth Pilgrims get supplies/food from fishermen at Damariscove Island. 1813 Birth date…