My great-great grandfather, Samuel Hanscom, fought in the Civil War, and was held as a prisoner of war in the south. I do not have any details about Samuel’s capture, but I do know that over 400,000 people were sent to prisoner of war camps during the Civil War; and almost 13,000 people died in these camps. Sacrifice and trauma are part of my family’s history. -Beth Murray, CLF
How do you carry the sacrifice and trauma of your ancestors? How have you healed those wounds?