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
History Pub Crawl: Downtown Frederick
Uncover stories from Frederick’s Civil War nightlife on a historically-inspired pub crawl presented by the National Museum of Civil War Medicine and Jake Wynn – Public Historian Civil War soldiers loved Downtown Frederick for the same reasons we…
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Meet the Author: Damian Shiels
Join us for this virtual event LIVE on Facebook, Tuesday, March 17th at 7 p.m. We’ll have a special St. Patrick’s Day edition of Meet the Author with Damian Shiels and a presentation about his book Green and…
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Brown Bag Lunch Speaker Series: Women Who Fought the Civil War
Please bring your lunch and enjoy a 30 minute lecture at the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum! Disguised and Determined: Women Who Fought in the Civil War There are hundreds of documented cases of women who fought…
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Axel Hayford Reed: A Study in Resiliency
Despite an amputation, Axel Reed continued to serve in the Army.
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I Can See Clearly Now: An Examination of Light During the Civil War
One of the most important but often overlooked natural resources of the Civil War was light.
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Struggling to be Heard: Civil War Veterans and Deafness
Not all Civil War veterans had visible disabilities.
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Sea-Voyage Ginger Snaps = Spicy Hardtack
Our staff culinary historian shares a vintage recipe
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