John Lustrea, Director of Education, will talk with Dr. Judy Giesberg about her book Sex and the Civil War.
by David Price
You won’t want to miss this livestream where John Lustrea will amputate a fake leg using a sharp reproduction Civil War surgical kit.
Jake Wynn will highlight the story of one Union officer’s amputation during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House on May 10, 1864.
Jake Wynn will speak with Dr. Jon Willen about his Semmelweis project – a social media project that tracked the COVID-19 pandemic.
Education Coordinator John Lustrea will have a conversation with Dr. Thomas J. Brown about the famous Civil War nurse and reformer Dorothea Dix.
Jake Wynn and John Lustrea will read reports from medical officers at the Battle of Fredericksburg on the 158th anniversary of the battle.
“The Case of George Dedlow.” is a haunting fictional account from 1866 about a soldier who lost multiple limbs to amputation during the conflict.
Jake Wynn will talk with Professor Katy Shively about her award winning book “Nature’s Civil War: Common Soldiers and the Environment in 1862 Virginia.”
On Memorial Day, tune in to the Museum’s Facebook page for an interpreted reading of Clara Barton’s 1879 Decoration Day Address.
