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.
Learn More
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…
Learn More
Dread Danger: Cowardice and Combat in the American Civil War
Historian and Author Lesley J. Gordon will discuss her new book “Dread Danger: Cowardice and Combat” in the American Civil War and how the Fire Zouaves and 2nd Texas dealt with charges of cowardice against their regiments. Her book helps us us gain a greater understanding of the Civil War soldier experience.
Learn More
The Curious Case of Morris W. Morris
Morris had ties to the Confederacy, the Union, an acting dynasty, and medicine
[More]
Hardtack and Culinary Ingenuity
Learn how Civil War soldiers devised ingenious ways of making hardtack edible
[More]
Oliver Wendall Holmes—The Poet Doctor
Oliver Wendall Holmes was not just a doctor–learn about his amazing life
[More]
Quinine: The Civil War’s Miracle Drug
Learn about the use of quinine to treat Civil War soldiers
[More]
