Troubled Refuge
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesExplore what contraband camps were really like and how former slaves and Union soldiers warily united to forge a new version of citizenship.
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Night at the Museum!
National Museum of Civil War Medicine 48 East Patrick Street, Frederick, MDLiving history and Civil War music in Frederick's "most haunted building" - the National Museum of Civil War Medicine On Friday evening, April 28, the National Museum of Civil War Medicine will host its latest "After Hours" program. From 7-9 PM, living historians, musicians, and museum volunteers will be on-site discussing Civil War camp […]
“A Peculiar Functional Disorder:” Irritable Heart and the American Civil War
National Museum of Civil War Medicine 48 East Patrick Street, Frederick, MDDr. Ashley Bowen will discuss her research into Dr. Jacob Mendes Da Costa's work with a "peculiar functional disorder" he called irritable heart.
Seeking Asylum
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesHistorian Craig Swenson will discuss the turbulent process of securing medical care for mentally ill African Americans after the Civil War.
The Wound Dresser
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesDiscover 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.
Free
In Much Need of Service: The Hospitals of First Manassas
National Museum of Civil War Medicine 48 East Patrick Street, Frederick, MDThe Battle of First Manassas reveal how unprepared both armies were to handle the wounded. Paige Gibbons Backus tells the story.
Spirited History at McClintock Distilling Company
McClintock Distilling Company 35 South Carroll Street, Frederick, MD, United StatesSpend an evening in Downtown Frederick with friends, history, and good spirits sponsored by the National Museum of Civil War Medicine.
Cut It Off! A Halloween Amputation Demonstration
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesWatch as a skilled medical historian amputates a (model) leg using Civil War-era surgical tools.
$30
Brinton’s Brandy at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine
National Museum of Civil War Medicine 48 East Patrick Street, Frederick, MDBrinton's Brandy package holders will experience an exclusive tour in the “most haunted building in Frederick," the National Museum of Civil War Medicine.
Strategic Update with the Director of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine
National Museum of Civil War Medicine 48 East Patrick Street, Frederick, MDNMCWM Executive Director David Price will discuss the organization's strategic plan and exciting new projects and opportunities on March 22, 2018.
