On Memorial Day, tune in to the Museum’s Facebook page for an interpreted reading of Clara Barton’s 1879 Decoration Day Address.
by David Price
Carolyn Ivanoff
Scholars, practitioners, and amateur historians from across the globe gather to discuss the history of Civil War medicine and its enduring impact today.
From his enlistment in August 1862 to the Battle of Antietam the story of C.D.M. Broomhall of the 124th Pennsylvania Volunteers is truly remarkable.
Largely forgotten today, Cornelia Hancock was one of the best known and beloved nurses of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War.
