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April 1, 2020 by David Price

Operating in Barn- Civil War Medicine & Clara Barton Museum

Director of Interpretation Jake Wynn will discuss field hospitals in the Civil War. Send us your questions in advance on Facebook or by email

Tagged With: Civil War Medicine, Digital Program, Facebook Live, Field Hospital, Jake Wynn

March 27, 2020 by David Price

Left Civil War Armory Square Hospital in Washington DC. Right WWI Camp Hospital No 33 in Brest, France

Museum staff will discuss the relationship between Civil War and World War I medical care on this Facebook Live event. Send your questions in advance

Tagged With: Civil War Medicine, Facebook Live, World War I

March 27, 2020 by David Price

Photo of a 19th century surgical kit-Civil War Medicine & Clara Barton Museum

Membership and Development Coordinator Kyle Dalton will go through a reproduction Civil War surgical kit. Send us your questions in advance on Facebook

Tagged With: Amputation, Civil War Medicine, Civil War surgery, Facebook Live, Kyle Dalton

March 26, 2020 by David Price

Education Coordinator John Lustrea will discuss women nurses of the Civil War. Send us your questions in advance on Facebook or by email

Tagged With: Civil War Medicine, Civil War nurses, Clara Jones, John Lustrea

March 24, 2020 by David Price

Alfred Waud sketch - Civilian volunteers assisting the wounded on the Antietam battlefield

Membership and Development Coordinator Kyle Dalton will discuss ambulances and stretcher bearers of the Civil War. Send us your questions in advance on Facebook

Tagged With: Ambulance Corps, Civil War, Civil War Medicine, Facebook Live, Kyle Dalton, strecher bearers

February 21, 2020 by David Price

Discover how mourning family members turned to poetry to glorify the death of their loved ones and reassure themselves they experienced a meaningful death.

Filed Under: Children, Civilians, Soldiers, Soldiers Life, Women Tagged With: Cameron Sauers, Civil War Medicine, Dying Soldier Poems, Philip Rice Hamlin, The Good Death

January 21, 2020 by David Price

Join Director of Interpretation, Jake Wynn, as he gives a detailed look at the innovation of Dr. Letterman in a Facebook Live video.

Tagged With: Battle of Antietam, Battle of Gettysburg, Civil War Medicine, Civil War surgeons, Facebook Live, Jake Wynn, Jonathan Letterman, Letterman System

January 9, 2020 by David Price

Learn about Union Civil War Surgeon Benjamin Howard’s life saving innovations in medical care which we still benefit from today.

Filed Under: African American, Hospitals, Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Soldiers Tagged With: Benjamin Howard, Civil War Medicine, Civil War surgeon, Howard Ambulance, Jonathan Letterman, Pry House

January 2, 2020 by David Price

Tour the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum before your romantic night on the town, and discover the boardinghouse where Barton lived and worked!

Tagged With: Civil War Medicine, Clara Barton, Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum, History Lovers, Valentine's Day

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