Clara Barton helped millions of people. But she didn't do it alone. Discover the men and women who helped Clara Barton along the way.
Come out, take photos, tweet, post, and tell the world about the incredible story of the Pry House in September 1862.
See the Civil War from a unique perspective: the Native American fighters who fought on both sides of the conflict.
You don't have to walk to Sharpsburg and back to learn how Frederick was affected by one of the bloodiest days in American history.
Discover how Frederick was forever altered by the Civil War.
Tour Clara Barton's boarding house home and office with the man who saved it.
Clara Barton believed everyone should be able to get an education: male or female, black or white, rich or poor. Over 150 years later, Teaching for Change continues that fight.
See Mercy Street before it airs ... with members of the cast and crew.
Raise a glass to the Dragon Lady in your life, and celebrate some kick-butt Civil War women.
Discover the history behind the historical drama. Join the Museum staff to watch and discuss the latest episode.
Discover the history behind the historical drama. Join the Museum staff to watch and discuss the latest episode.
Discover the history behind the historical drama. Join the Museum staff to watch and discuss the latest episode.
Discover the history behind the historical drama. Join the Museum staff to watch and discuss the latest episode.
Discover the history behind the historical drama. Join the Museum staff to watch and discuss the latest episode.
Discover the history behind the historical drama. Join the Museum staff to watch and discuss the latest episode.
Discover the history behind the historical drama. Join the Museum staff to watch and discuss the latest episode.
Discover the history behind the historical drama. Join the Museum staff to watch and discuss the latest episode.
Journey through the discovery, investigation, restoration and interpretation of the boarding house where Clara Barton lived and worked in the 1860s.
Southern black women artfully navigated the U.S. pension bureaucracy to gain recognition as Union widows. Dr. Brandi Brimmer tells all.
Explore what contraband camps were really like and how former slaves and Union soldiers warily united to forge a new version of citizenship.
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.
Visit the Pry House Field Hospital Museum on June 24 and learn more about the Civil War experience of the Pry family. This free talk will begin at 11:30 AM.
Visit the Pry House Field Hospital Museum on July 9 and learn more about the Civil War experience of the Pry family. This free talk will begin at 11:30 AM.
Clara Barton worked tirelessly to help soldiers and their families before and after the American Civil War … but she didn’t do it alone.
Visit the Pry House Field Hospital Museum on June 4 and learn more about the Civil War experience of the Pry family. This free talk will begin at 11:30 AM.
Visit the Pry House Field Hospital Museum on June 10 and learn more about the Civil War experience of the Pry family. This free talk will begin at 11:30 AM.
Visit the Pry House Field Hospital Museum on June 4 and learn more about the Civil War experience of the Pry family. This free talk will begin at 11:30 AM.
Over 400 women disguised themselves as men and fought in the Civil War. They stood side by side with male soldiers. Learn their stories.
"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.
On November 11, Veterans Day, we will offer free admission to the National Museum of Civil War Medicine for all active and retired military personnel.
Explore the National Museum of Civil War Medicine with museum volunteers and living historians from the Blue and Gray Hospital Association on December 14.
A free reception open to the public to celebrate the release of Clara Barton: Civil War Humanitarian
A free reception open to the public to celebrate the release of Clara Barton: Civil War Humanitarian
Enjoy free admission to the museum and an exclusive lager tasting during this special event!
