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ArticleView from Clayton General Hospital at Harpers Ferry

Harpers Ferry Hospital during 1862 Surrender

Find out how soldiers, civilians, and nurses in the general hostpial at Harpers Ferry survived the 1862 battle.

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Military Medicine in an Occupied City: Matamoros, 1846

Historian Michelle Herbelin explains how medical practice changed from the United States War with Mexico in 1846 to the Civil War in 1861.

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Eat Your (Desiccated) Vegetables

Find out how a poor diet contributed to one of the most deadly diseases of the Civil War - diarrhea.

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ArticleFt Taylor in Key West. Courtesy of the State Library and Archives of Florida

A Silent Threat: Key West, Yellow Fever, and Union Volunteers, 1861-1862

Disease killed more soldiers in the Civil War than battle injuries. This blog post examines specific outbreaks of one disease, yellow fever, in Key West.

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The Pry House Medicinal Garden – 2018 Expansion

As the 2018 growing season ends, NMCWM volunteer Greg Susla recaps the expansion to the Pry House Medicinal Garden this year.

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Celebrating Thanksgiving in a Civil War Hospital

Wounded and sick soldiers recovering U.S. General Hospital #1 were treated to a Thanksgiving dinner by the residents of Frederick on November 24, 1864.

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ArticleWestern red cedar raised beds with the newly planted herbs.

Reintroducing the Pry House Medicinal Garden

Hear museum volunteer and retired pharmacist Greg Susla describe the restoration process of the Pry House medicinal herb garden.

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ArticleHeadquarters of Christian Commission, Germantown, Va Courtesy of the LOC

The United States Sanitary and Christian Commissions and the Union War Effort

The outbreak of war triggered an immediate response among Union civilians thinking about how best to supply and support the armies from the home front.

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ArticleLouisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott experienced the horrors of the Civil War firsthand. Explore how Alcott's short nursing career impacted her life.

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