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National Museum of Civil War Medicine

Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum

Pry House Field Hospital Museum

Upcoming Programs

Civil War artifacts arranged on a table- Civil War Medicine Museum
Living History Weekend at the Pry House
September 23
Pry House Field Hospital Museum

Living historians from the Blue and Gray Hospital Association will be at the Pry House Field Hospital Museum portraying Civil War medical personnel.

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Richard Burr stands over a corpse, ready to embalm- Civil War Medicine Museum
Death and Destruction in Downtown Frederick – First Saturday Walking Tour
October 7 @ 3:00 pm
Downtown Frederick

War came to Frederick in 1861 – a four year nightmare ensued. Join us for our latest First Saturday walking tour in Downtown Frederick.

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Newspaper sketch of a military asylum in Washington DC
Civil War Veterans and Mental Illness – Young Historians Series
October 14 @ 2:30 pm
National Museum of Civil War Medicine

Discover how Civil War veterans and doctors grappled with mental health.

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A battle as seen by a reserve – Harper’s Weekly illustration of field hospital scene similar to one McCarter witnessed (Courtesy of the Library of Congress)
“Proper care and the exercise of a little patience” – The Medical Treatment of Private William McCarter

Private William McCarter’s treatment after the battle of Fredericksburg is an excellent case study of Civil War medical care.

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A photo of a Union artillery battery with its horses- Civil War Medicine Museum
“Every Man His Own Horse Doctor”

Learn how hundreds of Civil War veterinarians cared for millions of horses, mules, and camels.

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