Author M.A. Schaffner tells the little-known story of the convalescent camp in Arlington, Virginia

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

Discover how Carrie Cutter, the wife of a Civil War surgeon, gave her life for her country.

Learn about Dr. William Hammond, Surgeon General of the U.S. during the Civil War

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