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
Greet Greg the Gardener at the Pry House
Meet Greg Susla, the man behind the medicinal herb garden at the Pry House on Tuesdays from 10-2. Every Tuesday from April through October, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Pry House Field Hospital on the…
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Shepherdstown: A Confederate Hospital Walking Tour
Join Museum docents for a walking tour of Downtown Shepherdstown focused on the city’s role as a makeshift hospital in the final months of 1862. The tour is limited to 15 participants. Tickets are $15 and include admission…
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One Vast Hospital – Downtown Frederick Walking Tour
Walk in the footsteps of doctors, nurses, soldiers and civilians who cared for 8,000 wounded soldiers in Downtown Frederick Join NMCWM docents for a walking tour of Downtown Frederick focused on the city’s role as a makeshift hospital…
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Henry Rathbone–The Other Man in the Box
Learn the story of the other man in the Presidential Box when Lincoln was killed.
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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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