Person/Organization: Hodsdon, John L.
Item 16117
Poster seeking cavalry horses, Aroostook County, 1861
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1861 Media: Paper
Item 66034
Nathaniel French to Alonzo Garcelon on Portland hospital, 1862
Contributed by: Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library Date: 1862 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Surgeon General Alonzo Garcelon
Alonzo Garcelon of Lewiston was a physician, politician, businessman, and civic leader when he became Maine's surgeon general during the Civil War, responsible for ensuring regiments had surgeons, for setting up a regimental hospital in Portland, and generally concerned with the well-being of Maine soldiers.
Exhibit
Civil War Soldiers Impact Pittsfield
Although not everyone in town supported the war effort, more than 200 Pittsfield men served in Civil War regiments. Several reminders of their service remain in the town.
