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May 7, 2020 by David Price

Jake Wynn will talk with NMCWM volunteer Greg Susla about medicinal plants in the Civil War in this Facebook Live presentation.

Tagged With: Civil War Medicine, Facebook Live, Greg Susla, Jake Wynn, medicinal garden, Pry House Medicinal Garden

May 7, 2020 by David Price

Read about medical care after the Battle of the Wilderness where medical personnel had to contend with fires and dense underbrush.

Filed Under: Hospitals, Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Soldiers Life, Technology Tagged With: Civil War Medicine, Field Hospital, Rachel Moses, The Battle of the Wilderness, Thomas McParlin, Ulysses S. Grant

May 5, 2020 by David Price

image of the stickley table on display at the NMCWM

John Lustrea will talk with Historian James Horn about medical care at the Battle of Cedar Creek, focusing on a key museum artifact which was there.

Tagged With: Cedar Creek, Civil War Medicine, Facebook Live, James Horn, John Lustrea, Stickley family table

May 5, 2020 by David Price

Jim Downs with his book Sick From Freedom

Jake Wynn and Kyle Dalton will talk with Dr. Jim Downs about his study Sick From Freedom which covers the African American medical experince after emancipation

Tagged With: African American History, Civil War Medicine, Facebook Live, Jake Wynn, Jim Downs, Kyle Dalton, Sick from Freedom

April 29, 2020 by David Price

Wind down this Wednesday with Jake Wynn and Kyle Dalton in this virtual happy hour where they break down the use of alcohol in the Civil War.

Tagged With: alcohol, Civil War Medicine, Facebook Live, Jake Wynn, Kyle Dalton

April 29, 2020 by David Price

Dr. Jonathan White and the cover of his book Midnight in America

Jake Wynn will talk with historian Jonathan White, about his book on dreams in the Civil War. Send us your questions in advance on Facebook or by email

Tagged With: Civil War Medicine, Dreams, Facebook Live, Jake Wynn, Jonathan White

April 24, 2020 by David Price

Read about the US Christian Commission’s heroic response to the bloodiest day in American history – The Battle of Antieam

Filed Under: Civilians, Hospitals, Medical Staff, Soldiers Life, Women Tagged With: Antietam, Chaplains, Christian Commission, Civil War Medicine, Codie Eash

April 23, 2020 by David Price

Jake Wynn will talk with Dr. Ashley Bowen, about Irritable Heart and the research of Dr. Da Costa. Send us your questions in advance on Facebook or by email

Tagged With: Civil War Medicine, Dr. Ashley Bowen, Dr. Jacob Mendes Da Costa, Facebook Live, Irritable Heart, Jake Wynn

April 21, 2020 by David Price

20th century writer F. Scott Fitzgerald was a Civil War buff. Discover what his short stories reveal about Civil War dentistry.

Filed Under: Civilians, Medical Staff, Soldiers, Technology Tagged With: Cameron Sauers, Civil War Medicine, Dentistry, F. Scott Fitzgerald

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