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
Meet the Author: Melanie Kiechle
Join us for this virtual event LIVE on Facebook, February 11th at 7 p.m. with author Melanie Kiechle and a presentation about her book, Smell Detectives: An Olfactory History of Urban America, 1840-1900, followed by a Q&A. “Phew!…
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“One Vast Hospital” Book Release and Signing
Author Terry Reimer will give a brief presentation about the revised edition of her popular and important book, “One Vast Hospital: The Civil War Hospital Sites in Frederick, Maryland after Antietam.” A book signing will follow. Books will…
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St. Elizabeths Asylum: Civil War Care at the Government Hospital for the Insane
Founded in 1852, St. Elizabeths Hospital was the nation’s first federally-funded psychiatric facility. The “Government Hospital for the Insane” in Washington, D.C., quickly transformed into a trauma center for wounded and convalescing soldiers when the Civil War broke-out…
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Quinine: The Civil War’s Miracle Drug
Learn about the use of quinine to treat Civil War soldiers
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“Irish Biddy”— Fact or Fiction?
Learn about the legend of Bridget Divers–Civil War soldier/nurse
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Breaking Free: The Life of Rebecca Lee Crumpler
Learn about the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in the U.S.
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Sex for Sale: Prostitution and the Civil War
Learn the details about the “Oldest Profession” during the Civil War.
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