For some, the horrors of the Civil War brought out the better angels of their nature Others, not so much. On June 3, we will explore these stories.
by David Price
Antietam
Walk in the footsteps of doctors, nurses, and civilians who cared for 8,000 wounded soldiers in Downtown Frederick with Museum docent Brad Stone
“The bandaged head, the empty sleeve, and the stump of a leg, told a tale louder than words could speak.”
Historian Avery Lentz will describe the last stand of 45 Union soldiers against Confederate raiders planning to burn Chambersburg, Pennsylvania in July 1864
September 17, 1862 has gone down as the ‘Bloodiest Day in American History.’ But what happened the next day? Join us at the Pry House on May 21 to find out.
The Union Army adapted Winchester Hall from a women’s school into a makeshift hospital. Twenty years later, construction workers made a gruesome discovery.
“The Battle of Antietam was probably the most picturesque battle of the war…. The battle was a dramatic and most magnificent series of pictures.” Illustrator Edwin Forbes
Discover the incredible events that occurred in the city of Frederick, Maryland on the bloodiest day in American history – September 17, 1862.
Commemorate the 154th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam with living historians, an ‘After Hours’ tour, and Civil War-era music at the Pry House.
