Category Archives: They Answered the Call

They Answered the Call – Part 1

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

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

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

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

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

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