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
Virtual Q&A on Facebook Live – Anesthesia in the Civil War
April 8 @ 1:00 pm
Membership and Development Coordinator Kyle Dalton will discuss anesthesia’s use during the Civil War. Send us your questions in advance on Facebook or by email
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Virtual Q&A on Facebook Live – Disease in the Civil War
April 10 @ 1:00 pm
Education Coordinator John Lustrea will disease in the Civil War. Send us your questions in advance on Facebook or by email
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Guided Tour of the Pry House Field Hospital Museum
May 2 @ 1:00 pm
Pry House Field Hospital Museum
Learn about the impact of the Battle of Antietam on the Pry family and how emergency medicine evolved during the Civil War.
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Harpers Ferry Hospital during 1862 Surrender
Find out how soldiers, civilians, and nurses in the general hostpial at Harpers Ferry survived the 1862 battle.
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“Here’s the Small but Sacred Token”: Dying Soldier Poems of the Civil War
Discover how mourning family members turned to poetry to glorify the death of their loved ones and reassure themselves they experienced a meaningful death.
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