Our Hearths and Our Homes–Gettysburg’s Toll on Civilians
Historian Dr. Ashley Luskey will talk about several families in the Gettysburg area who were impacted by the battle.
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Digital Program
Bloodshed at Bentonville–Civil War Medicine in North Carolina
Join Colby Lipscomb, Education Coordinator at Bentonville Battlefield, as he talks about how new medical innovations were implemented at the 1865 battle.
Beaufort, South Carolina and its Civil War Hospitals
Rich Condon, a park ranger at Reconstruction Era National Historic Site, will talk about the establishment of military and refugee hospitals in Beaufort, during the Union occupation, 160 years ago
The Search for McClellan’s Headquarters — Livestream
Was the Pry House really McClellan's headquarters during the battle of Antietam?
Between the Lines Virtual Book Club Meeting
Join the Between the Lines Book Club for an online discussion of Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen Abbott. The author herself will be joining us for the discussion.
Between the Lines Virtual Book Club Meeting
Join the Between the Lines Book Club for an online discussion of They Fought Like Demons by DeAnne Blanton and Lauren Cooke. The authors will be joining us for the discussion.
Celebrate National Donut Day with the NMCWM
Museum staff members will be brewing up a pot of genuine Civil War coffee to go with their donuts and discussing the importance of the beverage to Civil War soldiers.
Switchel and Sunstroke Livestream with the NMCWM
Mix up a batch of switchel and learn about heatstroke in the Civil War
Between the Lines Virtual Book Club Meeting
Join the Between the Lines Book Club for an online discussion of Susie King Taylor's memoir and Louisa May Alcott's Hospital Sketches
Civil War and a Titanic Tragedy: Livestream with the NMCWM
Museum staff members and Titanic buffs Rachel Moses and Tracey McIntire will be examining the surprising connections between the famous ship and the Civil War.
Toothpaste and Ticks–Personal Hygiene in the Civil War
Museum staff will be making toothpaste and discussing how soldiers dealt with their personal hygiene in camp and on the march.
Civil War Medicine in the Bay State Livestream with the NMCWM
Museum staff will be discussing some of the influential Bay Staters who contributed to the field of Civil War medicine.
Between the Lines Virtual Book Club Meeting
Join the Between the Lines Book Club for an online discussion of A Woman of Valor: Clara Barton and the Civil War by Stephen B. Oates
Recovering from the Maryland Campaign: Livestream with the NMCWM
Join National Museum of Civil War Medicine staff members as they reveal some of the tragic stories of soldiers who were wounded at the September 1862 battles of South Mountain and Antietam.
Spooky Stories of the Boo and Gray: Livestream with the NMCWM
Museum staff members will share spooky ghost stories from Civil War battlefields and other sites. Prepare to be shocked, scared, and amazed!
The Woman They Could Not Silence–Livestream with Author Kate Moore
Learn the inspiring story of one woman's efforts to prove her sanity and reform 19th century mental health care.
Between the Lines Virtual Book Club Meeting
Join the Between the Lines Book Club for an online discussion of Dr. Mary Walker's Civil War by Theresa Kaminski. The author herself will be joining us for the discussion.
Healing A Divided Nation–Virtual Talk By Author Carole Adrienne
Learn how the Civil War revolutionized Western medicine in this virtual presentation.
Between the Lines Virtual Book Club Meeting–TIME CHANGE
Join the Between the Lines Virtual Book Club to discuss The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore. The author herself will be joining us for the discussion.
Tricks of the Trade: Prostitution in the Civil War–Livestream
Celebrate Valentine's Day with this virtual discussion of the oldest profession during the Civil War.
Susie King Taylor: Reminiscences of the Black Angel of Mercy–Livestream
EVENT POSTPONED. Hermina Glass-Hill, award-winning historian, will reminisce about Susie King Taylor--Civil War nurse and teacher.
Between the Lines Virtual Book Club Meeting
Join the Between the Lines Virtual Book Club to discuss When Hell Came to Sharpsburg by Steven Cowie. The author will join us.
Between the Lines Virtual Book Club Meeting
Join the Between the Lines Virtual Book Club to discuss Bound for the Promised Land by Kate Clifford Larson. The author will join us.
Between the Lines Virtual Book Club Meeting
Join the Between the Lines Virtual Book Club to discuss Healing a Divided Nation by Carole Adrienne. The author will join us.
Between the Lines Virtual Book Club Meeting
Join the Between the Lines Virtual Book Club to discuss Black Antietam by Emilie Amt. The author will join us.
Meet the Author: Between the Lines Virtual Book Club Meeting
Join the Between the Lines Virtual Book Club to discuss Without Concealment, Without Compromise: The Courageous Lives of Black Civil War Surgeons. The author will join us.
