Person/Organization: Holmes , Freeland Salmon
Item 100856
Freeland Holmes on Livermore news, Virginia, 1862
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1862 Location: Livermore Media: Ink on paper
Item 100481
Freeland Holmes' Civil War Cap, Foxcroft, ca. 1862
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: circa 1862 Location: Foxcroft Media: Wool, brass
Exhibit
Members of the Washburn family of Livermore participated in the Civil War in a variety of ways -- from Caroline at the homefront, to Samuel at sea, Elihu, as a Congressman from Illinois, and Israel governor of Maine. The family had considerable influence politically on several fronts.
