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In the months after the Battle of Gettysburg, a Frederick resident made an explosive discovery along one of the city's busiest thoroughfares.

Embalming the dead of the Civil War provided closure for grieving families... and opportunity for unscrupulous businessmen.

Read about Jacob Mendes Da Costa and his influence on Civil War Medicine. Visit our museum for more about Clara Barton & Jonathan Letterman.

Hollywood has honed a popular myth about Civil War Medicine and the hospitals in which sick and wounded soldiers were treated during the American Civil War.

The Letterman Plan saved thousands of lives during the Civil War and became the basis for military medical evacuation plans across the globe.

Former Executive Director of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, and on-set adviser for Mercy Street shares how the show took shape and his thoughts.