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
Mississippi Marine Brigade-The Amphibious Civil War
January 26 @ 1:00 pm
Learn about the Mississippi Marine Brigade, one of the most unusual units to fight in the Civil War.
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The Exception Not the Rule: Unanesthetized Surgery in the Civil War
February 4 @ 1:00 pm
John Lustrea will talk with Kyle Dalton about his research of Civil War surgeries on both sides that were conducted without anesthesia, and why this was a rare occurrence.
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The French Connection – How the French Influenced the Civil War
February 11 @ 1:00 pm
John Lustrea will talk with Brad Stone about the impact French medical innovations had on the Civil War.
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The Exception Not the Rule: Unanesthetized Surgery in the Civil War
Research by the Museum’s Kyle Dalton shows that unanesthetized surgery in the Civil War was extremely rare.
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“Mother I wish I was out of this place . . . ” Letters from a dying Civil War Soldier
The letters of Joseph Welsh, a dying Civil War soldier, illustrate the cost of disease in the ranks. Welch died of typhoid fever.
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