Keywords: Civil War surgeon
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
Item 37252
Gideon Blake Civil War exemption, Biddeford, 1863
Contributed by: An individual through Biddeford Historical Society Date: 1863-09-04 Location: Biddeford 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.
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War
"Dr. Foster practiced as "a surgeon and dentist" in Freeman. He enlisted from Freeman in Company A, 7th Maine Infantry, on January 23, 1864."
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House
"… a room for federal judges, an office for the Port Surgeon and a room for the Merchant's Exchange and Board of Trade."
