Bullets & Bandages: The Passions and Price of the Civil War
May 4th through October 12th, 2013 at the BMHC!
From patriotic frenzy to battlefield reality to the bloody medical aftermath.
Hear the stories and see the artifacts of Maine's lumbermen, farm boys, and others who fought on Civil War battlefields.
Sponsored by Bangor Savings Bank
May 4th through October 12th, 2013 at the BMHC!
From patriotic frenzy to battlefield reality to the bloody medical aftermath.
Hear the stories and see the artifacts of Maine's lumbermen, farm boys, and others who fought on Civil War battlefields.
Sponsored by Bangor Savings Bank
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Yesterday
In May 1863 the Bangor Jeffersonian ran this story:
A Sharp Rebuke: A Louisville Union Lady, a few days ago, called upon a secesh friend, and felt compelled to listen to her tirade. On rising to leave she noticed and praised a portrait of General George Washington, where upon the other remarked, "I intend to get fine portraits of Jeff. Davis and Beauregard, and hang one on each side of that." "Do," said Union, "we read in the Bible that our Savior was hung between two thieves." Today
Our new exhibit is open! Come to the Thomas A. Hill House to learn more about Bullets & Bandages.
Spring 2013 Maine Civil War Trail
Tomorrow
Brown Bag Lunch Series
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