Author M.A. Schaffner tells the little-known story of the convalescent camp in Arlington, Virginia
Civilians
Cholera was a deadly disease and New York City was prepared to fight it because of the Civil War
What caused the worst industrial accident in the Civil War?
Learn how the use of opium to treat Civil War soldiers led to many cases of addiction
Learn about Carrie Cutter, the first female nurse to die during the Civil War.
Learn about Surgeon General William Hammond.
Learn about Camp Letterman, the largest military hospital built on the Gettysburg battlefield.
Learn about Mary Ann Shadd Cary, an African American woman who recruited for the Union Army
Kyle Dalton examines the history behind one of the museum’s artifacts–Tilden’s Extract of Cannabis indica
