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National Museum of Civil War Medicine

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Upcoming Programs

Facebook Live Virtual Walking Tour – Clara Barton’s Neighborhood
December 1 @ 12:00 pm

Walk in the footsteps of Clara Barton as Jake Wynn leads a virtual walking tour through Barton’s wartime Washington DC neighborhood.

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Detail of beer being distributed from the June 22, 1861 edition of Harpers Weekly.
Virtual History Happy Hour with the National Museum of Civil War Medicine
December 3 @ 4:00 pm

Unwind with a beverage of your choice during this virtual history happy hour as Museum staff discuss the role of beer in the Civil War.

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An example of a pocket surgical kit from the Museum's collection.
Artifact Spotlights – Highlights From The Museum’s Collection
December 9 @ 1:00 pm

Jake Wynn and John Lustrea will highlight their favorite artifacts from the collection of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine.

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From Our Blog

St. Elizabeths Hospital in the Civil War

Read about the history of Washington DC’s St Elizabeth Hospital. Still in existence today, St Elizabeths was one of the early psychiatric wards in the city.

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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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