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“We Bury Our Dead” – The Effects of Civil War Artillery Livestream

July 6, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

Learn about the effects of various artillery rounds during the Civil War

Illustration from “Gone for a Soldier, The Civil War Memoirs of Pvt. Alfred Bellard”

Join us on Wednesday, July 6 at 1:00 PM on Facebook for a livestream hosted by the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. You can tune in by visiting facebook.com/CivilWarMed at the scheduled time.

Director of Education John Lustrea will talk with Director of Communications Tracey McIntire about her research into the types of wounds caused by various kinds of artillery rounds during the Civil War. A presentation featuring photos will precede the discussion.


Tracey McIntire earned her BA in English at Rivier College in Nashua, N.H. She is Director of Communications at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine and an active Civil War living historian, where she portrays a woman soldier in various guises. She is also an interpretive volunteer at Antietam National Battlefield and a Historical Interpreter at South Mountain State Battlefield, where she serves on their artillery detachments.

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July 6, 2022
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1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
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