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12th Maine Regiment (Civil War)

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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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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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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