In speaking with people about the importance of preserving the records of
our lives, we at the Maine State Archives cite the fact that Maine has the
most comprehensive records from the American Civil War of any state in the
country. Other states have more records in terms of sheer numbers, but they
cannot surpass the depth and breadth of Maine’s records.

The credit for amassing those records goes to the people who governed
Maine’s war efforts: Adjutant General John Hodsdon and the three wartime
governors, Israel Washburn, Abner Coburn and Samuel Cony. Their discipline
in making the records was matched by their commitment in keeping them once
they were made.

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