While soldiers marched off to war, the ladies battled on the home front. Meet the remarkable women who shaped Frederick during the Civil War-era.
by David Price
Frederick History
Reconstruction brought immense change to America following the Civil War. Explore how it impacted the citizens of Frederick on this historic walking tour.
As the Civil War’s bloodiest year came to its close, citizens and soldiers alike realized they had a lot to be thankful for despite the dreary situation.
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.
Walk in the footsteps of doctors, nurses, and civilians who cared for 8,000 wounded soldiers in Downtown Frederick with Museum docent Brad Stone
How did a shy girl born on a New England farm in 1821 break through the barriers that so often confined women to the domestic sphere?
The Union Army adapted Winchester Hall from a women’s school into a makeshift hospital. Twenty years later, construction workers made a gruesome discovery.
Discover the incredible events that occurred in the city of Frederick, Maryland on the bloodiest day in American history – September 17, 1862.
How did the patients in Frederick’s Civil War hospitals celebrate the holidays?
