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Gettysburg

November 9, 2023 by Tracey McIntire

Learn how a former ranger found the location of an iconic Gettysburg photograph.

Tagged With: Alexander Gardner, Civil War, Civil War photography, Gettysburg

October 17, 2023 by Tracey McIntire

How did the armies deal with their dead?

Filed Under: Civilians, Hospitals, Medical Staff, Soldiers, Soldiers Life, Women Tagged With: Antietam, burial, Civil War, Dead, Gettysburg, gravediggers

July 3, 2023 by Tracey McIntire

The 1st Minnesota played a critical role in the battle of Gettysburg.

Filed Under: Hospitals, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Soldiers, Soldiers Life Tagged With: 1st Minnesota, Civil War, Gettysburg

October 19, 2022 by Tracey McIntire

Historian Dr. Ashley Luskey will talk about several families in the Gettysburg area who were impacted by the battle.

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July 1, 2022 by Tracey McIntire

Learn about Camp Letterman, the largest military hospital built on the Gettysburg battlefield.

Filed Under: Civilians, Hospitals, Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Soldiers, Soldiers Life, Technology, Women Tagged With: Civil War Hospitals, Civil War Medicine, Gettysburg, Jonathan Letterman

January 14, 2022 by David Price

Operating Tent at Camp Letterman in Gettysburg. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

Join Jake Wynn on a guided walking tour of Downtown Frederick on focused on the city’s role in the Gettysburg Campaign.

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August 2, 2021 by David Price

Read about the role of Gettysburg College in the treatment of the wounded after the Battle of Gettysburg.

Filed Under: Civilians, Hospitals, Medical Staff, Soldiers, Soldiers Life, Women Tagged With: Field Hospital, Gettysburg, Gettysburg College, Michael Mahr, Penn Hall, Samuel B. Morrison

July 29, 2021 by David Price

Tents of Camp Jonathan Letterman

Jake Wynn and Licensed Battlefield Guide Rick Schroeder will take virtual viewers to important medical sites from the Battle of Gettysburg.

Tagged With: Gettysburg, On Tour, Rick Schroeder, YouTube

June 30, 2021 by David Price

Michael Mahr giving a walking tour

Education Coordinator John Lustrea will talk with Museum intern Michael Mahr about his experience working at the Museum this summer.

Tagged With: Civil War Medicine, Gettysburg, Internship, Michael Mahr, YouTube

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