Wounded for Life, The Post-War Journey of Two Union Soldiers

Code: LH41812

Dates: November 21, 2024

Meets: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

Sessions: 1

Location: Creutzburg Center 100

Course Fee: $39.00

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Based on his new book, Wounded for Life: Seven Union Veterans of the Civil War, Dr. Hicks examines how wounded warriors survived after the war. Learn how two veterans, an African American who contracted malaria and a white colonel whose arm was amputated, persevered to work, marry and rear children, and how they constructed new identities to cope with how the war changed their bodies.
Fee: $39.00
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Creutzburg Center 100

260 Gulph Creek Road
(in Harford Park)
Radnor, PA 19087
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Robert Hicks

Instructor: Robert D. Hicks, PhD is an independent scholar of the history of science and medicine, former director of the Mütter Museum of Philadelphia, and naval officer. He has worked with museum-based education and exhibits for four decades, primarily as a consultant to historic sites and museums.

rhumb@comcast.net