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
One Vast Hospital – Civil War Walking Tour in Downtown Frederick
Join NMCWM docents for a walking tour of Downtown Frederick focused on the city’s role as a makeshift hospital in the final months of 1862
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Guided Tours of the Pry House Field Hospital Museum
Join the National Museum of Civil War Medicine for guided tours of the Pry House on Antietam National Battlefield every Saturday at 1:00 PM from June 3 through October 28.
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Without Concealment, Without Compromise: The Courageous Lives of Black Civil War Surgeons
Jill Newmark discusses her book Without Concealment, Without Compromise: The Courageous Lives of Black Civil War Surgeons.
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The Use of the Hypodermic Syringe in the Civil War
The Civil War brought the hypodermic syringe into the mainstream of American medicine for the first time.
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Heading for Home–Civil War Soldiers and Baseball
During the Civil War, baseball spread rapidly throughout the nation.
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The Boston Marathon Bombing and the Letterman System
10 years after the Boston Marathon Bombing, learn how the Letterman System saved lives.
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