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Fathers from Gardiner sought the 16th Maine’s dead at Fredericksburg

New Year’s 1863 proved bitter for Gardiner resident John Berry. He was a lumber dealer, with real estate worth $2,800 and a personal estate worth $2,500, according to the 1860 U.S. census. Four sons lived with Berry and his same-age wife, Mary; the oldest boy, 17-year-old George H. Berry, worked as a clerk, possibly in […]

Atlantic Canada’s Civil War heroes come to life in Graves Matter

Before each Memorial Day weekend, many volunteers (including Scouts) spread out across Maine cemeteries to place American flags on veterans’ graves. Afterwards, perceptive visitors notice the flags secured to the five-pointed metal stars marking specific graves. Based on the Grand Army of the Republic’s symbolic star, these stars identify the graves of Civil War veterans. […]