Bone scarf slide, 1861
Contributed by Bangor Historical Society
Description
Henry Hosmer received this bone scarf slide as a Christmas present in 1861 from a fellow inmate while being held as a prisoner of war in Libby prison. Hosmer, a Bangor resident, had served with the Second Corps, Company B of the 15th Massachusetts Regiment before his capture.
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