The 17th Corps Field Hospital Civil War medical re-enactors.
The 17th Corps Field Hospital Civil War medical re-enactors.
Featured Library: Peru Public Library  Brian Russell | March 05,
2013  Because 2013 marks the middle of the sesquicentennial of
the American Civil War, programming on this topic is
particularly relevant, so this month we’re highlighting Peru
(Ill.) Public Library for its full day of programs about what
medicine was like during this period. In partnership with the
Canal Corridor Association and LaSalle Public Library, the
library played host to the 17th Corps Field Hospital. The group
of medical re-enactors gave demonstrations of medical procedure
and brought a traveling museum of medical equipment, some of
which was actually from the time period of the Civil War.  All
audiences were welcome to the day’s programs, beginning at 10
a.m., but the first program presented was intended for
elementary and middle school children and explained how the
military recruited during the Civil War. Durin