Acknowledgements 7(2)
Introduction 9(4)
1 The Politicians
13(12)
Lincoln's First Vice President: Hannibal Hamlin
13(5)
The Wartime Governors: Israel Washburn, Abner Coburn and Samuel Cony
18(7)
2 From Generals to Governors
25(14)
The Thirty-Second Governor: Joshua Chamberlain
25(6)
The Thirty-Fifth Governor: Seldon Connor
31(4)
The Thirty-Eighth Governor: Harris M. Plaisted
35(4)
3 Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
39(40)
Generals in Blue: Rufus Ingalls and Oliver O. Howard
39(12)
The "Prohibition Regiment" and General Neal Dow
51(6)
The Admiral: Henry Knox Thatcher
57(6)
Two Skippers: The Craven Brothers
63(9)
The Marine: Charles Heywood
72(7)
4 Three Islanders Go to War
79(10)
Deer Isle's Charles Gray
79(3)
Vinalhaven's Lafayette Carver and Woster Vinal
82(7)
5 Two Confederates
89(14)
The Raider: Charles Read
89(8)
A General in Gray: Danville Leadbetter
97(6)
6 Three Daughters of Maine
103(20)
The Writer: Harriet Beecher Stowe
104(6)
The Humanitarian: Dorothea Dix
110(6)
The "Saintly" Carpetbagger: Amy Morris Bradley
116(7)
Bibliography 123(4)
About the Author 127