Divided by Conflict. 
Two sites, thousands of stories.
Upcoming Programs
Greet Greg the Gardener at the Pry House
Meet Greg Susla, the man behind the medicinal herb garden at the Pry House on Tuesdays from 10-2. Every Tuesday from April through October, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Pry House Field Hospital on the…
Learn More
One Vast Hospital – Downtown Frederick Walking Tour
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…
Learn More
Shepherdstown: A Confederate Hospital Walking Tour
Join Museum docents for a walking tour of Downtown Shepherdstown focused on the city’s role as a makeshift hospital in the final months of 1862. The tour is limited to 15 participants. Tickets are $15 and include admission…
Learn More
“Wonders of Cleanliness”—The Depot Hospital at City Point
One of the largest and finest of the Union hospitals was the Depot Hospital, located at City Point.
[More]
Transforming Public Opinion of Hospitals: Nashville’s Military Hospital Complex, 1862-1865
The organization of military care in Nashville helped shift civilian perception of hospitals
[More]
The Long Road Home: How the Civil War Shaped Prosthetic Care for Veterans
The Civil War laid the foundation for modern systems of long-term veteran medical and prosthetic care.
[More]
The Battle Over Ether Anesthesia
Learn about the controversy over who should get credit for the discovery of anesthesia
[More]
