2023 Conference on Civil War Medicine at Antietam – Postponed due to possible Govt Shutdown
The Human Face of Our Bloodiest Day
The 29th Conference on Civil War Medicine will now take place from April 12th-14th 2024. Hosted by the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, it will be a weekend filled with exciting tours, programs, and experiences.
The Conference will begin on Friday April 12th with a reception at the Museum in downtown Frederick, MD featuring light refreshments. At the reception, attendees will do a tasting of Civil War inspired spirits, talk with the staff, explore the galleries, and hear exciting new updates on what’s next for the Museum.
Saturday April 13th begins at the Pry House Field Hospital Museum for coffee, opening remarks, and an overview of the battle. Then, a guided tour of Antietam National Battlefield led by Scott Woodard, military historian at the US Army Medical Department Center of History and Heritage, US Army Medical Center of Excellence in Texas, and author of Combat Readiness Through Medicine at the Battle of Antietam.
https://medcoe.army.mil/borden-combat-readiness-antietam – to download the book!
Participants will journey back in time to witness critical moments in the battle where tactical decisions intersected with medical innovation. Meeting at the newly remodeled Visitor’s Center, we will orient ourselves to the terrain and follow the early morning’s fight at the Dunker Church, North Woods, and D.R. Miller’s Cornfield. Following the midday battle chronology, we will study the Mumma Farm and Sunken Road. After a trip to the Philip Pry House Field Hospital Museum for victuals (included with your fee), our refreshed entourage will journey to the scene of the afternoon clash at the Lower Bridge along the Antietam Creek. Our final destination will be a return to the Pry House Barn where we will bring together the story and legacy of the Army Major who changed the world.
The day concludes with an exclusive tour of the brand new Antietam Battlefield Visitor Center by Keith Snyder – Program Manager, Resource Education and Visitor Services Manager – the man in charge of the project.
Sunday April 14th concludes the Conference with an exclusive guided tour of Downtown Frederick and the museum itself.
Tickets are $135 for Museum Members and $175 for non-members. Tickets cover admission to all programs and tours, refreshments on Friday, and lunch on Saturday.
We are also selling tickets for just Saturday at $85. This will cover lunch.
Note there will be no bus provided for the Conference in an effort to keep ticket prices down. We will be encouraging and assisting in organizing carpools.
Scott C. Woodard is currently an Historian at the US Army Medical Department Center of History and Heritage, Medical Center of Excellence and an Assistant Professor, Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University having previously served in the US Army for over 24 years. He is a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom where he served as the lead in an Embedded Training Team with the Afghan National Army. He holds a B.A. in History from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, and an M.A. in Military Medical History from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. “Woody” is a certified Military Historian from the US Army Center of Military History. As a Department of the Army Civilian Historian, he deployed to Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Germany documenting and collecting Army medical history. He has presented at numerous academic symposiums, professional military programs, and published in peer-reviewed journals. His book, Combat Readiness through Medicine at the Battle of Antietam: The Human Face of Our Bloodiest Day, was published December 2022.