Early History of Orrington and Brewer

Main St, Orrington, circa 1910

This article provides an early history of both Orrington and Brewer Maine as written by Hon. David Perham in 1820, 50 years after John Brewer arrived and laid the foundation of his mill-dam.

Henry Abbott Land Grant Application

Land grant application submitted to the Maine Land Office for Henry Abbott of Brimfield, Massachusetts by his son Calvin Abbott of Leicester, New York, for Henry’s service in the Revolutionary War.

Company M, Fifty-Sixth Pioneer-Infantry

Fifty-Sixth Pioneer-Infantry (First Maine Heavy Field Artillery) with the Army of Occupation in Germany New Year 1919

Capt. Wilbur M. Towle, Commanding Officer Page 40 (continued) 1st Lt. Claes Hallencreutz1st Lt. Harold F. Wakefield1st Lt. Charles F. Campbell1st. Sgt. Joseph M. SyronSup. Sgt. Arthur W. RochfordSgt. Daniel T. C. DrummondSgt. Harry I. BronsteinSgt. Philip H. LibbySgt. Lawrence P. O’Melia 2nd Lt. Arthur Irish2nd Lt. Francis V. O’NeillSgt. … Read more

Company L, Fifty-Sixth Pioneer-Infantry

Fifty-Sixth Pioneer-Infantry (First Maine Heavy Field Artillery) with the Army of Occupation in Germany New Year 1919

1st Lt. Robert Baker, Commanding Officer Page 37 (continued) 1st. Lt. Harry E. Moore1st. Lt. Orson E. Tripp1st Sgt. Clarence LeonardMess Sgt. Vinal R. NicholsSup. Sgt. Irving H. LowellSgt. William S. YoungSgt. Ralph C. KetchenSgt. Louis F. LarsenSgt. Melvin C. JamesonSgt. Frank L. Gilmore 2nd Lt. John W. Downes2nd Lt. … Read more

Company K, Fifty-Sixth Pioneer-Infantry

Fifty-Sixth Pioneer-Infantry (First Maine Heavy Field Artillery) with the Army of Occupation in Germany New Year 1919

Capt. Goode K. Reynolds Commanding Officer Page 34 (continued) 1st Lt. Francis W. Carroll1st Lt. Francis W. Kite1st Sgt. Alexius H. SatnmonMess Sgt. Antanasios ChirkasSup. Sgt. Guy H. DaySgt. Harry C. Bishop 2nd Lt. Wendall C. Smith Sgt. George H. BennettSgt. Thomas R. GilbinSgt. Edward H. BenadixSgt. Napoleon J. Girard … Read more

Company I, Fifty-Sixth Pioneer-Infantry

Fifty-Sixth Pioneer-Infantry (First Maine Heavy Field Artillery) with the Army of Occupation in Germany New Year 1919

Capt. Hugh W. Hastings, Commanding Officer Page 29 1st Lt. William Tudor Gardiner1st Lt. Harlan B. Kauffman1st Lt. John M. O’Connell1st. Sgt. Roy A. SnowSup. Sgt. Wilford H. BosworthMess Sgt. True P. CheneySgt. Walter D. BarkerSgt. Truman E. HaleSgt. William P. PinkhamSgt. Harry WoodmanSgt. Charles S. McLellanSgt. Frank R. HamSgt. … Read more

Company H, Fifty-Sixth Pioneer-Infantry

Fifty-Sixth Pioneer-Infantry (First Maine Heavy Field Artillery) with the Army of Occupation in Germany New Year 1919

Capt. Emery O. Beane, Commanding Officer Page 29 1st Lt. John J. Perry1st Lt. Charles O. Shaw1st Lt. Richard O. Conant1st Sgt. Harvey C. PattersonMess Sgt. Earl H. CummingsSup. Sgt. Walter L. StevensSgt. Merton E. LeechSgt. Elmer J. BraggSgt. Harold P. SimpsonSgt. Vinton A. HusseySgt. Carl L. LibbySgt. Clarence S. … Read more