Welcome to Maine at War: Battlefields, Monuments & More! I am Brian Swartz, a Civil War historian and author living in central Maine. Via Maine at War: Battlefields, Monuments & More we will visit the battlefields where Mainers fought; check out the Maine monuments located here, there, and everywhere; and visit war-related sites in Maine, New England, and elsewhere.
I write the weekly Maine at War blog (found at maineatwar.bdnblogs.com) that shares stories about Mainers and their involvement in the Civil War, from soldiers and sailors to politicians and homefront civilians. Maine at War also delves deeply into background issues affecting the Pine Tree State.
I have also written two Maine-related Civil War books. Maine at War, Volume 1: Blandensburg to Sharpsburg (available at Amazon.com) and Passing Through the Fire: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain in the Civil War (available at www.savasbeatie.com).
The 14th Vermont was certainly there, heavily engaged in repelling Pickett’s Charge. Unfortunately I have no idea of where to find Vermont regimental records.
@@user-rp5rq3yw9e I must have had Orville Maurice Hudson mixed up with someone else , I have several ancestors that served during the "Civil" War , Orville Maurice Hudson was in the Vermont 1st Infantry Company B
What can be done to restore the park to the 1863 view the park has done so much to restore the wood lots at great cost can't understand why anyone would think a lake in the valley of death is ok
On the website for Gettysburg National Military Park, the National Park Service indicates it has no plans to remove the beavers. I do wonder if the current administration at Gettysburg suffers from Yellowstone or Yosemite envy ...
@@MaineatWarBattlefieldsMonument from the paperwork that I have it looks like he served from 1864-65 , so no . I have him as being in Company F but I didn't see his name in the few lists that I looked at online
@@koreyoneal2623 I have the 1864-1865 Maine Adjutant General's Report. It shows Morris J. Thomas mustering into the 16th Maine on September 27, 1864. There is an obvious typo here, and that is not unusual in the recruiting records.
Thanks. Much of my family comes from New England over the years. I am a proud member of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Irish Brigade camp, Fredericksburg, VA based on the service of my Great Grand uncle Franklin Hutchins, 13th NY Cav. Died at Andersonville Prison at age 16. My mother was from NC. Her ancestors all deserted the CSA Army. Proud of them too. New Englanders are a special brand of people and patriots.
Beavers are a keystone species. Out west in desert areas if there is a stream with a trickle of water beavers dams flood areas of desert into lush habitat. It provides food, water, breeding ground, etc. Over acres and acres they restore the landscape. They also cool the area. They are an invaluable resource for life of the landscape.
There's plenty of beavers in the world. They could easily be moved elsewhere. If the area wasn't historically flooded by beavers during the battle they should be moved. That would be in keeping with the overall plan of presenting the land as it appeared in 1863.
Wouldn't that require eliminating the various tar roads throughout the park including South Confederate Ave, Sykes Avenue, Crawford Avenue and Warren Avenue along with removal of all monuments?
I consider this to be a very good thing for the park overall. Youcan't (and shouldn't) go overland so the soldier's eye view for the Confederate right isn't practical. There are pictures of the site post-battle, and oodles more of them since by park and private photographers. It does no dishonor to the fallen to have nature move in, move over, and bring beauty to the horrors that must have happened there. Let the land be healed.
I personally know a gentleman whose grandfather was a Confederate Soldier. There were a lot of these veterans who married to much younger women in their later years, and fathered children well into their elder age.
It's is amazing how many people from the south still think that they fought for freedom. It just shows you how you can corrupt the meaning of that word. I suppose nobody really wants to believe that their ancestors were ejits,fools and goms. Puppets for a self serving elite.
Thanks for this video. There's a headstone of a man who fought in the 7th Maine Infantry In a Cemetery in Alden Michigan that I seen recently. Very interesting.
@@MaineatWarBattlefieldsMonument i just looked at the picture of the headstone I took in my phone. This is what it reads: Isaac Allen Pvt CO 6 7 Maine Infantry May 23rd 1835 - Feb 26 1919
I just checked the soldiers' files maintained by the Maine State Archives. There are four Isaac Allens, but none with the 7th Maine Infantry. There is a Pvt. Isaiah Allen, 7th Maine Infantry, who transferred from Co. E to Co. F. He did survive the war. This all said, the State Archives could have easily missed the Isaac Allen whom you found. @@cranberriesgirlhype8292
@MaineatWarBattlefieldsMonument oh wow! You are so cool for checking that out for me! Yes must be what happened. Or could it be that somehow there was a wrong name written somewhere? 🤔 Isaac and Isaiah are close. Thank you so much for your research!
The Castine Historical Society, which is right behind the monument, just helped the town with conservation of the statue. It has been professionally cleaned by a professional conservator. We are open to the public from early June through mid October and hope everyone will come visit!
The 3RD Maine volunteers regiment is an amazing group of volunteer living historians. We are watching their reenactment battles at the 160th anniversary of the battle in Gettysburg. Grateful for this wonderful group!
