Animal Mascots of the Civil War with Professor Hamish Lutris
Torrington Historical Society 192 Main Street, Torrington
Free
The Civil War was fought by citizen armies that often had their own, very un-military, ways of fighting. One thing they did was to bring or adopt animals of many kinds. This talk will focus on those much-loved unit mascots. The idea of using animals to represent military units throughout history will be discussed, as […]