The history and use of an essential medical tool.
Battlefield Medicine
Living historians share their unique displays of doctor’s instruments, medicines, and personal items soldiers might have encountered during a stay at a general and/or a volunteer hospital.
John Lustrea will present his research on Union medical care at the Battle of Seven Pines on the 160th anniversary of the battle.
Jake Wynn will highlight the story of one Union officer’s amputation during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House on May 10, 1864.
Jake Wynn and John Lustrea will read reports from medical officers at the Battle of Fredericksburg on the 158th anniversary of the battle.
Director of Interpretation Jake Wynn will detail the medical care provided at the Battle of Fredericksburg on the 158th anniversary of the battle.
Join Director of Interpretation Jake Wynn as he talks about the medical response at the Battle of Stones River on the 158th anniversary of the battle.
Mark Quattrock will talk about battlefield trauma care in the Confederate army during the Civil War. As a visual, he will show reporduction medical kits.
Join Director of Interpretation Jake Wynn for the museum’s first virtual battlefield tour of medical care at Second Bull Run.
