A statue dedicated to those who died in the War to Preserve the Union dominates the lovely town square of Castine, ME:

The lovely and talented Kate Crawford, with whom I’m traveling, is a Texan by birth and had never heard of this particular conflict. Fortunately, the Castine Historical Society is right nearby and able to fill her in on the limits of her Confederate education.

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