2nd Maine Volunteer Infantry Monument Monument to the 2nd Maine Volunteer Infantry regiment, which was the first Maine regiment to fight in the war. It was decimated in a total of 10 battles. TThe monument was dedicated in 1962. Two of the 2nd Maine's commanders, Colonel Charles W. Roberts and Colonel George Varney, are interred in Mount Hope. (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, USA
Abbott, Nehemiah b. March 24, 1804 d. July 26, 1877 US Congressman. He was elected to represent Maine's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1857 to 1859. Grove Cemetery, Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, USA
Alden, James b. March 31, 1810 d. February 6, 1877 Civil War Union Naval Officer. He entered the United States Navy as a Midshipman in 1828, and served continuously in the next 33 years, up to the Civil War. Promoted to Lieutenant in 1841, he served in the Charles Wilkes' World Exploration Expedition which lasted from 1838 to 1842. During the Mexican War he served in the squadron that captured the City of Vera Cruz, Turspan and Tabasco. From 1846 until 1860 he was a member...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Eastern Cemetery, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Allen, Amos Lawrence b. March 17, 1837 d. February 20, 1911 US Congressman. Elected to represent Maine's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1899 to 1911. Also served as a member of the Maine State House of Representatives from 1886 to 1887. (Bio by: K) Evergreen Cemetery, Alfred, York County, Maine, USA
Anderson, Hugh Johnston b. May 10, 1801 d. May 31, 1881 US Congressman, Maine Governor. Elected to represent Maine's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1837 to 1841. Served as Governor of Maine from 1844 to 1847. His son was Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General John Francis Anderson. (Bio by: K) Grove Cemetery, Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, USA
Anderson, John Francis b. December 4, 1832 d. April 19, 1902 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. The son of former Maine Governor Hugh J. Anderson, he enlisted at the start of the Civil War as a Private in the 4th Massachusetts Militia Battalion. When that unit was mustered out, he was commissioned as 1st Lieutenant and regimental Adjutant of the 24th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He subsequently joined the staff of Major General John G. Foster, serving as an Aide-de-Camp and rising to the rank of Major. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Grove Cemetery, Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, USA Plot: Old Section, Range 13, Lot 1
Anderson, John b. July 30, 1792 d. August 21, 1853 US Congressman. Elected to represent Maine's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1825 to 1833. He also served as a Member of the Maine State Senate in 1823 and Mayor of Portland, Maine in 1833. Windham Town Cemetery, Windham Center, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Andrews, Charles b. February 11, 1814 d. April 30, 1852 US Congressman. Elected to represent Maine's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1851 until his death in 1852. Also served as a Member of the Maine State House of Representatives from 1839 to 1843, and Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives in 1842. There is a cenotaph honoring his memory at Washington D.C.'s Congressional Cemetery. (Bio by: K) Hillside Cemetery, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Angling, John b. October 6, 1850 d. September 6, 1905 Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Cabin Boy in the Union Navy. His true name was John Anglin. His citation reads "Served on board the USS Pontoosuc during the capture of Fort Fisher and Wilmington, 24 December 1864 to 22 January 1865. Carrying out his duties faithfully during this period, C.B. Angling was recommended for gallantry and skill and for his cool courgage while under the fire of the enemy throughout these various actions." (Bio by: Don Morfe) Calvary Cemetery, South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Appleton, John b. February 11, 1815 d. August 23, 1864 US Congressman, Diplomat. Represented Maine's 2nd District in the House of Representatives, serving from 1851 to 1853. Served as United States Charge d'Affaires to Bolivia from 1848 to 1849, and United States Minister to Russia from 1860 to 1861. (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Appleton, John Francis b. August 29, 1838 d. August 31, 1870 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. First served as Captain of the 12th Maine Volunteer Infantry, then as Colonel and commander of the 81st United States Colored Troops. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "faithful and meritorious services". (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, USA Plot: Corporation Grounds, Lot 75
Atwood, George Marston b. September 11, 1817 d. May 22, 1889 Civil War Union Army Officer. Served in the Union Army as Colonel and commander of the 24th Maine Volunteer Infantry, a 10-month enlistment regiment. He was mustered into service on October 16, 1862, and honorably mustered out on August 25, 1863. (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Ayer, Richard Small b. October 9, 1829 d. December 14, 1896 US Congressman. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Elected to represent Virginia's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1870 to 1871. Also served as a Delegate to the Virginia State Constitutional Convention from 1867 to 1868, and Member of the Maine State House of Representatives in 1888. (Bio by: K) Mount Repose Cemetery, Montville, Waldo County, Maine, USA
Bailey, Jeremiah b. May 1, 1773 d. July 6, 1853 US Congressman. Elected to represent Maine's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1835 to 1837. He was defeated in 1836. He also served as Presidential Elector from Massachusetts in 1808, Member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives from 1811 to 1814, and as a Probate Judge from 1816 to 1820, and 1820 to 1834. (Bio by: K) Evergreen Cemetery, Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine, USA
Bangs, Isaac Sparrow b. March 17, 1831 d. May 30, 1903 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served in the Union Army first as Captain of Company A, 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry, then as Lieutenant Colonel of the 81st United States Colored Troops. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on Marcg 13, 1865 for "gallant and meritorious services at the siege of Port Hudson, La." After the war he served as the Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1882. (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, USA Plot: Lot 233, Pine Grove Avenue, Milliken Vault
Bates, James b. September 24, 1789 d. February 25, 1882 US Congressman. Elected to represent Maine's 7th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1831 to 1833. (Bio by: K) Old Oak Cemetery, Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine, USA
Belcher, Hiram b. 1790 d. 1857 US Congressman. Elected to represent Maine in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1847 to 1849. Also served as a Member of the Maine State House of Representatives (Bio by: K) Center Meeting House Cemetery, Farmington, Franklin County, Maine, USA