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
Living History at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Join us on Saturday December 10 for a living history event at the Museum featuring the Blue and Gray Hospital Association.
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Christmas and the Civil War
At the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, learn about the surprising connection between the Civil War and our modern Christmas season.
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The Story of Satterlee Hospital
Satterlee Hospital was one of the most famous Civil War hospitals
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“Endeavoring to animate the grave” — Hospital Care in Salisbury Prison
Salisbury Prison was notorious for its lack of prisoner care–but it did have hospitals
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The Convalescent Camp and the Rendezvous of Distribution in Civil War Arlington
Author M.A. Schaffner tells the little-known story of the convalescent camp in Arlington, Virginia
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A Hole in the Head–Civil War Trephination
What appears to be a drastic procedure can actually save a life
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Gunpowder and Seaweed: The Story of Iodine
Read the fascinating story of how iodine was discovered and used in early medicine
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The 1866 Cholera Epidemic
Cholera was a deadly disease and New York City was prepared to fight it because of the Civil War
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Disaster at the Allegheny Arsenal
What caused the worst industrial accident in the Civil War?
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The Many Woundings of General John Brown Gordon, CSA
General John Brown Gordon’s Civil War story is one of incredible survival.
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Opium Eaters and the Civil War
Learn how the use of opium to treat Civil War soldiers led to many cases of addiction
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“Dead in the Sands of the Sea” – The Story of Carrie Cutter
Learn about Carrie Cutter, the first female nurse to die during the Civil War.
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The Story of Camp Letterman
Learn about Camp Letterman, the largest military hospital built on the Gettysburg battlefield.
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Mary Ann Shadd Cary: A Union Army Recruiter
Learn about Mary Ann Shadd Cary, an African American woman who recruited for the Union Army
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“We Bury Our Dead” – The Effects of Civil War Artillery
Learn about the effects of various types of artillery rounds during the Civil War
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