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Virtual Q&A on Facebook Live – Civil War Dreams with Jonathan White
May 4, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
COVID-19 and closures won’t stop us from sharing the incredible lessons we can learn from studying medical care during the Civil War!
Join us on Monday, May 4 at 1:00 PM on Facebook Live for a virtual program hosted by the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. You can tune in live by visiting facebook.com/civilwarmed/live at the scheduled time.
Director of Interpretation Jake Wynn will have a conversation with Dr. Jonathan White about his book Midnight in America: Darkness, Sleep, and Dreams during the Civil War. With all the reported instances of vivid dreams on the rise during the pandemic, this subject is especially topical. Send us your questions in advance on Facebook or by email (jake.wynn@civilwarmed.321staging.com) and tune in to the Museum’s Facebook page for what is sure to be a fascinating conversation. During this FREE program, you’ll hear about different aspects of healthcare on the front lines and in hospitals during the most destructive conflict in our nation’s history that continues impact us today. We are here to answer your questions about Civil War medical care!
Jonathan W. White is associate professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University. He is author or editor of nine books and more than one hundred articles, essays and reviews about the Civil War. His earlier book, Emancipation, the Union Army, and the Reelection of Abraham Lincoln, was named a best book of 2014 by Civil War Monitor, was a finalist for both the Gilder-Lehrman Lincoln Prize and the Jefferson Davis Prize, and won the Abraham Lincoln Institute’s 2015 book prize. Midnight in America: Darkness, Sleep, and Dreams during the Civil War was named a best book of 2017 by Civil War Monitor.
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