Word: warring
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...flag at present hanging over Hubbard's pharmacy was hung in the same place in '61 and throughout the Civil War...
...fifth and sixth lectures in the series on Soldier's and Sailor's Life were delivered last evening in Sanders Theatre. The speakers were veterans of the Civil War and their advice was of unusual interest. President Eliot introduced the speakers...
...Bowditch '61, cavalry officer during the war, took up first the desirability of the different branches of army service. He recommended the light artillery as being perhaps the most inspiring and attractive. The exeriece of the cavalry in the Civil War proved the fallacy of the statement that the cavalry man seldom meets death on the field. In one battle the First Massachusetts Cavalry lost 186 men and officers out of a total of 300, and the experience of other cavalry troops was similar. Dr. Bowditch closed his lecture with a graphic account of army life. His troop seldom suffered...
...Abbott M. S. '62, Assistant Surgeon in the Navy during the Civil War, compared the condition of the Navy at the present time with that during the war. At the outbreak of the Rebellion, the first ironclad was in course of construction. This ship was never completed, but by the end of the war, 85 ironclads had been launched or were building at the navy yards. Since sea fighting was carried on under such close range in the Civil War, the superiority of the men was a most important factor. Men of all sizes and ages are eligible...
Lectures on the Soldier's and Sailor's Life. III. Army Life 1861-65. Professor Henry P. Bowditch, Cavalry Officer during the Civil War.- Navy Life 1861-65. Dr. S. W. Abbott, Asst. Surgeon in the Navy during the Civil War. Sanders Theatre, 8 p. m. Open to members of the University only...