Bibliography for Maine Civil War Research
Civil War Naval Chronology
1861-1865. Washington,
DC: Naval History Division, 1971. Lauds G. W. Gift in information
relating to him.
Official Records of
Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Series I, Vol. 17. p 688 on Gift,
pp 701-702 on Frazee, pp 700 & 874 on Gift and Frazee.
Official Records of
Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion,Series II, Vol. 1. p 283 on Gift
and Frazee.
Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Vol. 2. Clearwater, SC: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998. Ref. See p. 1222 (1 photocopied page) for a concise summary of the regiment's service.
Edwards, Abial H. "Dear Friend Anna": The Civil War Letters of a Common Soldier From Maine. Orono, ME: U ME, 1992. 161 p. E601E38.
Maine. AGO. Annual Report...for the Years 1864 and 1865. Augusta, ME: Stevens & Sayward, 1866. Clearwater, SC: Eastern Digital Resources, 2010. UA43M2.1864-1865.AppD. See pp. 379-86 (5 photocopied pages) for a roster of the regiment. Although regimental rosters appear in earlier Annual Reports, that found in this edition is the most complete for the unit's wartime service.
Whitman, William W.S. Maine in the War for the Union: A History of the Part Borne by Maine Troops.... Lexington, ME: Nelson Dingley, 1865. Clearwater, SC: Eastern Digital Resources, 2010. E511W61. See pp. 225-60 (19 photocopied pages) for a brief history of the regiment.