Re posting: Area residents will have a great opportunity on Thursday evening to hear Art Candenquist give an interesting talk on "The War Between The Sheets," a look at the unmentionable side of the Civil War...with slides! 7:00 p.m.. at Jefferson Patterson Park. Mysteries and Secrets of the Civil War June 5, 2013 To the casual observer and the dedicated researcher, America in the 1860′s appeared to be a rather antiseptic and sterile society, strictly adhering to Victorian morals and principles. But, if one reads between the lines of letters, diaries, journals, and memoirs, and knows where to look to find documents of public record, the researcher will find that the years of the War Between the States were just as passionate and human as in recent decades. But why do we have this view that wartime personalities were all of high standards and pure in thought and deed? Both soldiers and civilians of the era chose to leave a legacy carefully expunged of any behavior and activity which might reflect unfavorably upon them and their families for future generations. On Thursday June 20, as part of Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum’s 2013 Speaker Series, Arthur Candenquist will give a talk called, War Between the Sheets, which includes both narration and slides, and will look behind the closed doors and tent flies, and read between the lines of reports, letters and diaries, to examine the little known episodes involving legalized prostitution, venereal diseases, the dalliances of some well-known wartime personalities; and will look at surely what must be the most incredible medical story to come out of the War. By the conclusion of the presentation, you will have a better understanding that, when it comes to the unmentionable, people of the 1860′s were really not much different from people today; they just kept their private lives private. The talk will be held in the MAC Lab at Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 7 pm.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:14:51 +0000
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