Dr. Ashley Bowen will discuss her research into Dr. Jacob Mendes Da Costa's work with a "peculiar functional disorder" he called irritable heart.
Historian Craig Swenson will discuss the turbulent process of securing medical care for mentally ill African Americans after the Civil War.
Discover the man behind the poetry, as Garrett Peck introduces us to Walt Whitman the poet, the nurse, the brother, the lover, the clerk, the myth, and the man.
The Battle of First Manassas reveal how unprepared both armies were to handle the wounded. Paige Gibbons Backus tells the story.
Spend an evening in Downtown Frederick with friends, history, and good spirits sponsored by the National Museum of Civil War Medicine.
Watch as a skilled medical historian amputates a (model) leg using Civil War-era surgical tools.
Brinton's Brandy package holders will experience an exclusive tour in the “most haunted building in Frederick," the National Museum of Civil War Medicine.
NMCWM Executive Director David Price will discuss the organization's strategic plan and exciting new projects and opportunities on March 22, 2018.
No single action dictated battlefield strategies at Gettysburg more than Sickles’ unauthorized advance to the Peach Orchard.
"To honor those who soothed and sawed in a war most uncivil." Join us at Flying Dog Brewery on April 27, 2018 as SawBones makes it gallant return.
Hear noted author Eugene Meyer discuss his latest book, Five for Freedom: The African American Soldiers in John Brown’s Army on August 14, 2018.
The program, in Middletown, VA, will feature descriptions of medical care at the Battle of Cedar Creek and an amputation demonstration.
Hear Dennis Frye talk about his latest book "Antietam Shadows" with the Frederick County Civil War Round Table at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Get a behind the scenes look at what it's like to manage a museum collection from the collections manager at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Join the staff and volunteers of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine for an "After Hours" tour highlighting ghoulish and ghastly cases.
Dr. Guy Hasegawa will discuss the artificial limb programs developed for disabled soldiers in the Civil War era on November 8, 2018.
Learn the surprising and incredible story of the hundreds of women soldiers who fought in the American Civil War.
This presentation will examine the unique challenges the 1864 Overland Campaign created for the Army of the Potomac's Medical Department.
Hear the full story of one of the Civil War's most iconic structures - the Dunker Church on Antietam National Battlefield.
Join Antietam Certified Guide Sharon Murray for a discussion of the dramatic cavalry escape from the siege of Harpers Ferry.
Washington's Civil War hospitals played host to a wide range of characters from President Abraham Lincoln to Walt Whitman.
Taste history with “USS Constellation Rum,” and other Navy inspired spirits from Tobacco Barn Distillery at this exclusive NMCWM after hours program.
Tour the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum before your romantic night on the town, and discover the boardinghouse where Barton lived and worked!
Hear ghostly tales from the past while touring the darkened galleries of the "most haunted building in Frederick."
Hear ghostly tales from the past while touring the darkened galleries of the "most haunted building in Frederick" on Halloween.
Hear ghostly tales from the past while touring the darkened galleries of the "most haunted building in Frederick" on Halloween.
Hear ghostly tales from the past while touring the darkened galleries of the "most haunted building in Frederick" on Halloween.
Hear ghostly tales from the past while touring the darkened galleries of the "most haunted building in Frederick" on Halloween.
Hear astonishing stories from Civil War medicine while sipping on your favorite beverage at Frederick Social on November 16.
Learn about the most common surgical operation of the 1860s while sipping on the exclusive "Letterman Lager."
Hear ghostly tales from the past while touring the darkened galleries of the "most haunted building in Frederick."
Hear ghostly tales from the past while touring the darkened galleries of the "most haunted building in Frederick."
Hear ghostly tales from the past while touring the darkened galleries of the "most haunted building in Frederick."
Hear ghostly tales from the past while touring the darkened galleries of the "most haunted building in Frederick."
Hear ghostly tales from the past while touring the darkened galleries of the "most haunted building in Frederick."
Hear ghostly tales from the past while touring the darkened galleries of the "most haunted building in Frederick."
Hear ghostly tales from the past while touring the darkened galleries of the "most haunted building in Frederick."
Hear ghostly tales from the past while touring the darkened galleries of the "most haunted building in Frederick."
