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The Brown’s Island Explosion in Richmond and its Victims

Posted on: April 9th, 2020

The home front could be deadly at times. Read about the tragic story of an ammunition factory explosion on Brown’s Island in Richmond.

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Harpers Ferry Hospital during 1862 Surrender

Posted on: March 23rd, 2020
View from Clayton General Hospital at Harpers Ferry

Find out how soldiers, civilians, and nurses in the general hostpial at Harpers Ferry survived the 1862 battle.

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“Here’s the Small but Sacred Token”: Dying Soldier Poems of the Civil War

Posted on: February 21st, 2020

Discover how mourning family members turned to poetry to glorify the death of their loved ones and reassure themselves they experienced a meaningful death.

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“It’s too damned hot here” – A medical history of the 45th Pennsylvania’s first battle

Posted on: February 10th, 2020

Read about the 45th Pennsylvania’s first combat of the Civil War at South Mountain written by the unit’s hospital steward James A. Meyers.

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The Caduceus versus the Rod of Asclepius

Posted on: January 22nd, 2020

Learn about the debate over the choice to use the Caduceus or the Rod of Asclepius to represent Civil War medicine in the museum’s new logo.

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The Innovative Career of Surgeon Benjamin Howard

Posted on: January 9th, 2020

Learn about Union Civil War Surgeon Benjamin Howard’s life saving innovations in medical care which we still benefit from today.

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“Johnny Reb, you may catch me if you can” – A Civil War Veterinary Surgeon’s Experience as a Confederate Captive

Posted on: December 9th, 2019

Read about Union veterinary surgeon Samuel M. Drew’s daring escape from his Confederate captors in Virginia.

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“Grounds While Occupied as a Military Hospital:” Charlottesville General Hospital at the University of Virginia

Posted on: November 4th, 2019

Read about the challenges of running a university and hosting a large hospital in this blog post about the University of Virginia’s Civil War hospital.

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Fighting Disease with Smell: “Disinfection” during the Civil War

Posted on: October 1st, 2019

Discover the ways in which Civil War Americans thought disease traveled by smells and how they worked to stop its spread with good odors.

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The Power of Place – How an Ordinary Space is Transformed with History

Posted on: August 30th, 2019

The history of an ordinary looking intersection in downtown Frederick highlights some of the most important legacies of the Civil War.

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48 East Patrick Street
Frederick, MD 21701
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The Museum will be closed December 26-January 31, 2021
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Missing Soldiers Office
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Washington, DC 20004
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Keedysville, MD 21756
(301) 432-6352
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The Pry House is closed for the 2020 season due to NPS guidelines
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