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This is the page to explore the many online educational resources provided by the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. Here you can find links to primary sources related to Civil War medicine, cutting edge scholarship on our blog, or our video series. Are you looking for more of a personal touch? Consider booking a program with Museum staff under “Bring the Museum to You” below, or “Ask a Question” directly to our staff to have your query about Civil War medicine answered.

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The Pry Family and the Battle of Antietam

Find out how the Pry family recovered when so much of their property was destroyed during its use as a headquarters and hospital at the Battle of Antietam?

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Fraud and Deception: Challenges for Enrollment Board Surgeons, 1863-1865

After the North instituted a draft in 1863, enrollment board surgeons faced an incredibly tough task - determining real disabilities from fake ones.

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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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ArticleOliver Wendell Holmes Jr and Sr

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. and the Aftermath of Antietam

Discover the experience of a parent looking for their wounded child after a Civil War battle by following Oliver Wendell Holmes' search for his son.

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ArticleRebel attack on Union position at Chancellorsville

“Unspeakable Agony:” The Union Wounded Left Behind at Chancellorsville

Read about the experience of one wounded Union soldier after the battle of Chancellorsville. Rice Bull described the terrible scenes.

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Artifact Spotlight: How a Kitchen Table Reveals the Horrors of War

Read how the Stickley family table went from family gathering place to Civil War operating table at the Battle of Cedar Creek.

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The Healing Powers of Deadly Nightshade – Pry House Medicinal Garden

Using period references, Greg Susla reveals the various ways belladonna was used to treat injuries during the American Civil War.

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ArticleField Hospital Chancellorsville- Civil War Medicine Museum

What Did Civil War Surgeons Feel?

Scholars talk a lot about what Civil War surgeons did, but no one seems to have asked: what did Civil War surgeons feel?

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