Civil War Institute Artifact Spotlight: The "Death Hooks"

Students of Gettysburg College join the Gettysburg Foundation to tell the stories of artifacts located across collections in historic Gettysburg. Join us to take a closer look at the artifacts that connect us to the American Civil War in this educational series.

Maggie chose 'death hooks', a tool used by residents of Gettysburg in order to move the dead in the months after the battle. Explore how these tools became necessity in the aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg.

Learn more about the Civil War Institute: https://www.gettysburg.edu/civil-war-institute/

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