California State Capitol Museum -- "Californians Over There! California’s Role in the First World War" -- to June 1, 2012
Park: California State Capitol Museum
"The Great War" of 1914 -1918 was called "the war to end all wars," and only later would be known as World War I. The newest exhibit at the State Capitol Museum opening June 14, 2011 in Sacramento takes a personal look at this war through the eyes of a California "doughboy." First Lieutenant Charles "Edward" Bates from Alameda was an infantryman in the U.S. army fighting in France. Through dozens of letters between him, his mother back home, and his three brothers also serving in the military, visitors encounter a remarkable first-hand story of war in the trenches on the front lines and the home front’s reaction. This patriotic family shares its hopes and concerns as their correspondence crossed in long-delayed mail transported by ship over the Atlantic Ocean. Family members have strong opinions and offer advice to Bates about his "war romance" as he shows interest in a young French woman. Authentic World War I flags, uniforms, weapons, and the medals of the war’s most decorated soldier, California’s Colonel Nelson M. Holderman, provide a visceral reminder of the bravery and sacrifice Californians in the Great War. For more information please call 916-324-0333
or visit www.capitolmuseum.ca.gov
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