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
One Vast Hospital – Civil War Walking Tour in Downtown Frederick
Walk in the footsteps of doctors, nurses, soldiers and civilians who cared for 8,000 wounded soldiers in Downtown Frederick Join NMCWM docents for a walking tour of Downtown Frederick focused on the city’s role as a makeshift hospital…
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Greet the Gardener at the Pry House Medicinal Herb Garden
Meet Greg Susla, the man behind the medicinal herb garden at the Pry House on Tuesdays from 10-2. On Tuesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. from April 15 through October 28 at the Pry House Field Hospital Museum, visitors will have…
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One Vast Hospital – Civil War Walking Tour in Downtown Frederick
Join NMCWM docents for a walking tour of Downtown Frederick focused on the city’s role as a makeshift hospital in the final months of 1862.
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Coffee and Comradery in the Civil War–The POWs
The final installment in our series on coffee.
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Coffee and Comradery in the Civil War—The Union
Coffee was one of the most essential food items for Union soldiers.
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Coffee and Comradery in the Civil War—The Confederates
Coffee became a ritual that Civil War soldiers looked forward to–Part I gives the Confederate perspective
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The Curious Case of Morris W. Morris
Morris had ties to the Confederacy, the Union, an acting dynasty, and medicine
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