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Surgeon Samuel W. Crawford and the Fight for Fort Sumter
April 12, 2021 @ 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, April 12 at 1:00 PM on YouTube for a virtual program hosted by the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. You can tune in live by visiting youtube.com/user/nmcwm at the scheduled time.
Director of Interpretation Jake Wynn will discuss the medical career of Dr. Samuel W. Crawford and his role in the siege and battle at Fort Sumter in 1861. Based in part on Jake’s research into Dr. Crawford’s 1887 book and other works about the surgeon’s role in the pivotal events in Charleston, SC on the 160th anniversary of the bombardment.
Jake Wynn is the Director of Interpretation at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. He also writes independently at the Wynning History blog.
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