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Beer

March 8, 2023 by Tracey McIntire

Learn about the most common surgical operation of the 1860s while sipping on the exclusive “Letterman Lager.”

Tagged With: Amputation, Beer, Civil War Medicine, Frederick Social, Letterman Lager

January 22, 2021 by David Price

Left: Antietam Brewery's taproom. Right: Double Canister IPA

Do you like beer, Civil War medicine, and supporting the National Museum of Civil War Medicine? On Feb 20 at Antietam Brewery you can do all three!

Tagged With: Antietam Brewery, Beer, Double Canister IPA, Fundraiser, Offsite

November 18, 2020 by David Price

Detail of beer being distributed from the June 22, 1861 edition of Harpers Weekly.

Unwind with a beverage of your choice during this virtual history happy hour as Museum staff discuss the role of beer in the Civil War.

Tagged With: Beer, Civil War Medicine, Jake Wynn, Kyle Dalton, YouTube

June 28, 2019 by David Price

Join the National Museum of Civil War Medicine at Abolitionist Ale Works in Charles Town, WV for an evening of history, trivia, and beer.

Tagged With: Abolitionist Ale Works, Beer, Civil War, Pub History, Trivia, West Virginia

October 19, 2018 by David Price

Join the National Museum of Civil War Medicine at Abolitionist Ale Works in Charles Town, WV for an evening of history, trivia, and beer.

Tagged With: Abolitionist Ale Works, Beer, Charles Town, John Brown, Pub History, Trivia, West Virginia

December 23, 2016 by David Price

Raise a glass to the Dragon Lady in your life, and celebrate some kick-butt Civil War women.

Tagged With: Beer, Dorothea Dix, Dragon Lady, Taste of History

September 29, 2016 by David Price

Amputation Kit and Bloody Tarp- Civil War Medicine Museum

Join Atlas Obscura as they get into the Halloween spirit and turn Clara Barton’s Missing Soldiers Office into an impromptu operating theater.

Tagged With: Amputation, Atlas Obscura, Beer, Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum, Flying Dog, Halloween, SawBones

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