Here you can find the research and resources used throughout this project. See the ways that different books and archives were used throughout this project, and use the links to explore yourself.
Ancestry.com
Ansestry.com has an excellent collection of U.S. Census Reports ranging from 1790 to 1950. They also have military, birth, death, and marriage records available. The majority of the information for this project was gathered through Ancestry records.
Find-A-Grave
Find-A-Grave is an online database that uses volunteers to track cemeteries and gravestones all around the world. Find-A-Grave was used to find the grave sites of the soldiers listed on the monument, which often provided birth and death dates. Find-A-Grave was also used to find information on family of the soldiers. (Parents, wives, children, siblings, etc.)
Fold3
Fold3.com is an extension of Ancestry.com, and has an extensive collection of Widow Pension Reports. Widows Pensions are records during and after the war that were sent into the government by wives, children, or parents in order to get the pension from the government for the loss of their soldier. These records gave information about family, careers, and when these sodliers died.
National Archives
The Compiled MIlitary Records at the National Archives give an excellent look into what life was like for soldiers during the Civil War. While not entirely descriptive, they do give a good ideas as to where each individual soldier was during engagements, and when they were captured or taken prisoner, and when or if they were paroled.
The Journal of the Civil War Era
This article focuses on the issues of Union Civil War Monuments
Barry, Darren. "But What of Union Civil War Monuments: The Shortcomings of Northern Civil War Commemoration." The Journal of the Civil War Era , 13 Oct. 2020, www.journalofthecivilwarera.org/2020/10/but-what-of-union-civil-war-monuments-the-shortcomings-of-northern-civil-war-commemoration/.
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Desjardin, Thomas A. Stand Firm Ye Boys from Maine: The 20th Maine and the Gettysburg Campaign. 15th ed., New York, Oxford University Press, 1995.
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Huntington, Tom. Maine Road to Gettysburg: How Joshua Chamberlain, Oliver Howard, and 4,000 men from the Pine Tree State helped win The Civil War's Bloodiest Battle. Stackpole Books, 2018.
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James McPherson's "For Cause & Comrades" is an incredible analysis of the motivations behind men volunteering for the Civil War. For this project, we used this book to examine why the men of Gorham may have volunteered. The page "Why They Fought" under the 16th Maine is also influenced heavily by McPherson's research.
McPherson, James M. For Cause & Comrades: Why Men Fought in The Civil War. New York & Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1997.
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Pullen, John J. The Twentieth Maine. Mechanicsburg, PA, Stackpole Books, 1957.
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Small, Harold A., editor. The Road to Richmond: The Civil War Letters of Major Abner R. Small of the 16th Maine Volunteers. Fordham University Press, 2000.
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Trulock, Alice R. In the Hands of Providence: Joshua Chamberlain & The American Civil War. The University of North Carolina Press, 1992.