▁Maine . ▁He ▁edited ▁the ▁journal ▁for ▁ 3 2 ▁years . ▁Begin ning ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁he ▁was ▁recording ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Bapt ist ▁Union . ▁He ▁was ▁ch an cell or ▁of ▁the ▁Maine ▁command ery ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Lo yal ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Brown ▁gave ▁him ▁the ▁degree ▁of ▁D . D . ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁Col by ▁College , ▁Newton ▁The ological ▁Sem inary , ▁and ▁Brown ▁University . ▁He ▁was ▁chap lain ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Sold iers ▁Home ▁in ▁T og us , ▁Maine . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Maine ▁Historical ▁Society , ▁and ▁wrote ▁much ▁on ▁Maine ' s ▁colonial ▁history . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Maine ▁State ▁Histor ian , ▁a ▁post ▁he ▁held ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁Bur rage ▁was ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁painter ▁M ild red ▁Bur rage . ▁ ▁Publications ▁Bur rage ▁edited : ▁ ▁Brown ▁University ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁( Pro v idence , ▁ 1 8 6 8 ) ▁ ▁Henry ▁W ad sw orth ▁Long f ellow ' s ▁Se vent y - fif th ▁B irth day ▁( Port land , ▁ 1 8 8 2 ) ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Th irty - six th ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁Vol unte ers ▁( B oston , ▁ 1 8 8 4 )