Maine Living History Association

05/28/2026

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Four soldiers lounge at the front “counter” of a sutler’s tent set up in an Army of the Potomac camp at Bealeton, Virginia sometime during the war. (Library of Congress) As rising…

05/20/2026

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Black and green cannons stand near the Pennsylvania State Memorial at Gettysburg National Military Park. Visitors can learn history from these differentially colored cannons. (Brian F. Swartz Photo…

05/18/2026

Not far from the 20th Maine's monument at Little Round Top, you can rub an Irishman's nose for good luck!

According to Gettysburg National Military Park lore, battlefield visitors who rub the bronze nose of Colonel Patrick O’Rourke will gain good luck. He has a s...

05/13/2026

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Plum Run in the Valley of Death at Gettysburg National Military Park became a large pond after beavers built a dam north of Warren Avenue circa 2020. National Park Service officials decided not to …

05/11/2026

The Gettysburg beavers are gone!

The National Park Service has drained the controversial beaver pond...

05/07/2026

A nurse appears on one Civil War monument in Maine ...

The veterans’ monument in Wellington in Piscataquis County incorporates a bronze plaque identifying 50 Civil War and seven World War I veterans. A nurse is among the Civil War veterans. (Bria…

05/06/2026

George Custer charges with the 1st Maine Cavalry at Aldie!

Wednesday, June 17, 1863 was a sweltering day in Northern Virginia. By 2 p.m. the thermometer registered in the mid-90s.[1] Through the heat, the Army of the Potomac’s Second Cavalry Division was marching west on the Little River Turnpike in search of Robert E. Lee’s army. The Confederates were ...

05/05/2026

Gettysburg visitors recently left milk bones for the Irish Brigade's Irish wolfhound to enjoy! And, no, the treats weren't from me!

05/05/2026

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40 likes, 1 comment. "Texas State Monument at Antietam National Battlefield"

05/04/2026

https://maineatwar.wordpress.com/2026/04/29/maine-women-mobilize-the-nurses/

A nurse writes a letter home for a sick Union soldier recovering in a hospital. (Library of Congress) Even as Maine women mobilized on the homefront, other women headed for the front lines. On Wedn…