Divided by Conflict. 
Three sites, thousands of stories.
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum
Pry House Field Hospital Museum
Upcoming Programs
“Dan Sickles at Gettysburg” – Frederick County Civil War Round Table
April 26 @ 6:30 pm
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
No single action dictated battlefield strategies at Gettysburg more than Sickles’ unauthorized advance to the Peach Orchard.
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SawBones Brewery Release
April 27 @ 3:00 pm
Flying Dog Brewery
“To honor those who soothed and sawed in a war most uncivil.” Join us at Flying Dog Brewery on April 27, 2018 as SawBones makes it gallant return.
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Dr. Hunter McGuire: Medical Director, Surgeon, Confidant
April 28 @ 2:30 pm
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Dr. Hunter McGuire fought to save lives on many battlefields. Historian Sarah Bierle will reveal his contributions to American medicine on April 28, 2018.
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The Healing Powers of Deadly Nightshade – Pry House Medicinal Garden
Using period references, Greg Susla reveals the various ways belladonna was used to treat injuries during the American Civil War.
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What Did Civil War Surgeons Feel?
Scholars talk a lot about what Civil War surgeons did, but no one seems to have asked: what did Civil War surgeons feel?
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