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December 19, 2019 by David Price

John Lustrea will tell the incredible story of Clara Jones – a forgotten Civil War nurse – on Facebook Live on May 8 at 1:00 PM.

Tagged With: Civil War, Clara Jones, Gettysburg, National Museum of Civil War Medicine, Nurses, nurses week, Women's History

October 24, 2019 by David Price

Frederick Maryland 1862-Civil War Medicine & Clara Barton Museum

NMCWM Director of Research Terry Reimer will discuss her research into Frederick’s Civil War hospital sites in a special presentation.

Tagged With: Civil War, Civil War Hospitals, Frederick, National Museum of Civil War Medicine, One Vast Hospital, Terry Reimer

August 30, 2019 by David Price Leave a Comment

The history of an ordinary looking intersection in downtown Frederick highlights some of the most important legacies of the Civil War.

Filed Under: African American, Civilians, Hospitals, Medical Staff, Soldiers, Soldiers Life, Technology Tagged With: Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Civil War Hospitals, Civil War Medicine, Downtown Frederick, Emancipation Proclamation, Frederick, Slavery

August 29, 2019 by David Price

Join researcher Richard Swanson on September 22 as he takes a close look at Army and Naval Civil War surgeons from Michigan.

Tagged With: Civil War, Civil War Medicine, Civil War surgeons, Michigan, University of Michigan Medical School

August 13, 2019 by David Price

Scholars, practitioners, and amateur historians from across the globe gather to discuss the history of Civil War medicine and its enduring impact today.

Tagged With: 27th Annual Conference on Civil War Medicine, Carolyn Ivanoff, Civil War, Civil War Medicine, David Price, Dr. Douglas Owsley, Dr. Jon Willen, Dr. Robert Hicks, Dr. Robert Slawson, Dr. Sarah Handley-Cousins, Dr. Shauna Devine, Jill Newmark, Manassas National Battlefield

August 12, 2019 by David Price

See examples of Civil War, Gulf War, and modern ambulances to see how emergency care has changed throughout American history.

Tagged With: Ambulances, Antietam, Civil War, Civil War Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Letterman

August 12, 2019 by David Price

Join us at the Pry House on Sept 14th as exhibit creator Bob Kozak speaks about war-time censorship throughout American history.

Tagged With: Alexander Gardner, Antietam, Bob Kozak, censorship, Civil War, Photography, Special Exhibit

July 4, 2019 by David Price

Learn about the extreme psychological stress suffered by the average Civil War soldier and how it compared to modern soldier’s experience.

Tagged With: Civil War, Civil War Medicine, Civil War soldiers, Facebook Live, Hilda Koontz, Mental Health, Mental Illness, PTSD

July 2, 2019 by David Price Leave a Comment

Take a closer look as several cases from a Civil War medical examining board and see what it reveals about medicine during the period.

Filed Under: Civilians, Hospitals, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Soldiers, Soldiers Life, Technology Tagged With: Civil War, Civil War Medicine, Delos Sackett, Eben Swift, Erasmus Keyes, George Williams, Irvin McDowell, John Lustrea, Joseph Tilford

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