Jill Newmark discusses her book Without Concealment, Without Compromise: The Courageous Lives of Black Civil War Surgeons.
Civil War
What caused the worst industrial accident in the Civil War?
Director of Education John Lustrea will talk with author Dr. Megan Bever about the widespread misuse of alcohol during the Civil War and the relationship between drinking, morality, and masculinity.
Dr. Emilie Amt discusses her book and shares personal stories of African Americans, both enslaved and free, who lived on the Antietam battlefield
Director of Education John Lustrea will talk with Dr. James J. Broomall about the fate of Civil War soldiers’ remains, including the collection and display of human bones.
The National Museum of Civil War Medicine will host the display of a remarkable collection of miniature dioramas, depicting various settings on Civil War battlefields.
Learn about Mary Ann Shadd Cary, an African American woman who recruited for the Union Army
John Lustrea will talk with Director of Communications Tracey McIntire about her research into artillery wounds during the Civil War.
Historian James A. Rosebrock will discuss Buchanan’s Brigade during our “Brigades of Antietam” speaker series sponsored by the Antietam Institute.
