Person/Organization: Wood, William
Item 135799
William Wood, Portland, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 66033
Letter opposing appointment of regimental surgeon, Portland, 1862
Contributed by: Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library Date: 1862 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 45551
178-182 Danforth Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: William Wood Use: Dwelling - Single family
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.