The American civil war left roughly 650,000 American soldiers dead, but countless more suffered traumatic injuries both physically and mentally. Come out to Bennett Place to learn about the men who survived the war, and the toll it took on their bodies and minds. Guest speakers will be talking about the cost of war for the soldiers and what the nation did to deal with thousands of former soldiers who came home but not complete.
Ernie Dollar, Site director of the City of Raleigh Museum will be signing copies of his newest book “Hearts Torn Asunder: Trauma in the Civil War’s Final Campaign in North Carolina”
Ansley Herring Wegner, Administrator of North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program with North Carolina Office of Archives and History, will talk about the book “Phantom Pain: North Carolina’s Artificial-limb program for Confederate Veterans.
Cost: Free.