Category Archives: They Answered the Call

12th Maine Regiment (Civil War)

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Don Taylor

A transcript of the first page of a 1908 flyer for the Twelfth Maine Regimental Association. It mentions how to get to Dunstan via the electrics. There is also a link to a digital copy of the document that includes … Continue reading →

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Photos – Organizations – WW2 Ground Observers & Posts

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Don Taylor

Photo Box 2 Folder: Organizations – WW2 Ground Observers & Posts Photos are below this table. Hover the individual photo to see its title. Title (Comment) Accession # WWII Observers – Val Krijanovsky in center 90.45.1k WWII Observers – Mildred … Continue reading →

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Corporal Lucian Thomas Libby

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Don Taylor

I recently received a question regarding the life of Corporal Lucian Thomas Libby of Scarborough. Lucian died of wounds during World War I. His questions were, do we know which battle he died in and if there are relatives in … Continue reading →

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“A DOLEFUL SLAUGHTER NEAR BLACK POINT”

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Sumner Hunnewell

The Battle at Moore’s Brook, Scarborough, Maine, June 29, 1677 by Sumner Hunnewell Originally published in two parts in the May 2003 and August 2003 issues of The Maine Genealogist and is published here with permission of the publisher and the author. … Continue reading →

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They Answered the Call – Part 2

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Mary Pickard

Part 2 of 2 by Mary Pickard Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Maine Historical Society, and Maine State Archives Letters to and from soldiers revealed concerns about the future. In a letter to her friend Gardner Waterhouse with the 7th … Continue reading →

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They Answered the Call – Part 1

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Mary Pickard

Text by Mary Pickard Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Maine Historical Society, and Maine State Archives To Arms! Citizens! Our Country Calls!! Come on sons of Maine! Our brethren are already in the field; why stand we here idle! Now … Continue reading →

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Charles C. G. Thornton

Posted on November 7, 2016 by scarbo7_wp

Charles C. G. Thornton, Scarborough, 1863 Contributed by Maine State Archives Captain Charles C. G. Thornton of the 12th Maine Infantry, Company C, was born in 1830 to James Brown and Elizabeth Gookin Thornton in Saco. Charles attended Thornton Academy … Continue reading →

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Edward T Pilsbury

Posted on November 6, 2016 by scarbo7_wp

Edward T Pilsbury, Scarborough, ca. 1864 Contributed by Maine State Archives Edward Pilsbury served as a second lieutenant in the 12th Maine Infantry, Company C during the Civil War. Pilsbury was 28 when he mustered in as a sergeant on … Continue reading →

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Frederic C. Prince

Posted on November 5, 2016 by scarbo7_wp

Frederic C. Prince, Scarborough, 1863 Contributed by Maine State Archives Second Lt. Frederic C. Prince was born on June 15, 1842, in Cumberland to Paul (1785-1868) and Abigail Wells Prince (1804-1871). On December 3, 1863, at the age of twenty-one, … Continue reading →

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George Washington Pillsbury

Posted on November 4, 2016 by scarbo7_wp

George Washington Pillsbury, Louisiana, ca. 1863 Contributed by Scarborough Historical Society & Museum George W. Pillsbury was stationed in Louisiana with the 12th Maine Infantry Regiment, Company C during the Civil War. George Pillsbury was born in Scarborough on November … Continue reading →