John Lustrea will examine the Army of the Potomac’s lesser known first Medical Director, Charles Tripler and how he brought order from chaos.
by David Price
Facebook Live
John Lustrea talks with Historian Nathan Marzoli about challenges faced by Enrollment Board Surgeons from 1863 – 1865.
Jake Wynn and Kyle Dalton will discuss the life-saving use of ambulances during the Civil War by both sides on this Facebook Live program.
Education Coordinator John Lustrea will talk with Dr. Ken Rutherford about his latest book: “America’s Buried History: Landmines in the Civil War.”
Michelle Krowl, from the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress, will highlight notable documents available online at the LOC about Barton’s work.
Jake Wynn will talk with public historian Rich Condon about the The Pittsburgh Sanitary Fair of 1864 which raised money for wounded Union soldiers.
Mark Quattrock will talk about battlefield trauma care in the Union army during the Civil War. As a visual, he will highlight reporduction medical kits.
Jake Wynn will talk with Natalie Sweet of the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum about the hidden stories of Civil War medicine in their collection.
Join Director of Interpretation Jake Wynn for the museum’s first virtual battlefield tour of medical care at Second Bull Run.
