Person/Organization: Washburn, Israel
Item 8630
I. Washburn Jr. locomotive, 1878
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1878 Location: Portland Media: Photoprint
Item 70812
Washburn letter supporting Shepley promotion, 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Augusta 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.
