Spend an evening in Downtown Frederick with friends, history, and good spirits sponsored by the National Museum of Civil War Medicine.
by David Price
Civil War
Learn how hundreds of Civil War veterinarians cared for millions of horses, mules, and camels.
Join the staff and volunteers of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine for an “After Hours” tour highlighting ghoulish and ghastly cases.
War came to Frederick in 1861 – a four year nightmare ensued. Join us for our latest First Saturday walking tour in Downtown Frederick.
The battle was over, the dead lay in heaps,
Pat Murphy lay bleeding and gory,
A hole through his head, from rifleman’s shot,
Had finished his passion for glory.
Explore how physicians confronted a Civil War-era addiction crisis during the Young Historians Series.
The National Museum of Civil War Medicine and Mission of Mercy are partnering to bring visitors on an immersive walking tour of historic Downtown Frederick.
Schoolteacher Clara Jones engaged in full time hospital work in the summer of 1862.
Frederick Law Olmsted’s memoir “Hospital Transports” describes the efforts of the United States Sanitary Commission during the Peninsula Campaign in 1862.
