Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957

What is in This Collection?

The collection includes various county records, most are military records. The collection is located at the Maine State Archives. The records cover the years 1718-1957. 'The index at present covers two military collections; the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Card Index, 1861-1865 and World War I Card Index to Soldiers by Town, 1917-1919.

Additional military record collections from Maine, military records, 1700-1940 include: Civil War obituary index file; Spanish America War index cards; Civil War Soldiers index; Civil War Seamen index; Civil-Spanish War grave registrations; War of 1812 grave cards; Kittery Naval Yard graves; Mexican War grave cards; Indian War grave cards; Various War grave cards; WWI grave cards; Revolution grave cards; WWI draft registration index; National Guard Cards;Maine Volunteers, Civil War Post Office Address; Maine Volunteer militia, War of 1812; Civil War muster out records, War of 1812 muster rolls, 1813-1814; War of 1812, regular army rolls, 1812-1814; Mexican War Rosters, 1846.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  Civil War Card 1864

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  Draft Card

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  WWI Draft Card 1918

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  1861 Enlistment List

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  1864 Regiment Return

Coverage Table

The coverage table shows the record types and time periods covered. Most of the records in the collection are from the time periods listed in the table; however, the collection may have a few records from before or after the time period.