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
Facebook Live – Examining Primary Sources with Dr. Peter Carmichael
Join John Lustrea and Professor Peter Carmichael as they take a live close look at several primary sources related to Civil War medicine.
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Irish American Civil War Songs and Music with Catherine Bateson
John Lustrea will talk with Dr. Catherine Bateson about Civil War music. They will cover why it was so important and it’s role in helping wounded recover.
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National Museum of Civil War Medicine Digital Seminar
The NMCWM is excited to host a digital seminar featuring presentations from an esteemed group of speakers about medicine at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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‘Our Deaths on the Battle Field Were Not Many’: Disease in the 16th New Hampshire
Read the story of the 16th New Hampshire, a unit ravaged by disease but almost no battlefield deaths and how they remembered their service.
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“The Direct and Logical Consequence” – Germ Theory and the Civil War
Germ theory might not have been discovered during the Civil War, but how close did doctors get? Read Kyle Dalton’s blog post to find out.
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