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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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Contrabands, the United States Colored Troops, and Medical Evacuation

Posted on: July 22nd, 2019

The little told story of African Americans and the Ambulance Corps during the Civil War is one of bravery and trailblazing.

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“Mature Deliberation and a Careful Consideration” – The Board to Retire Disabled Officers

Posted on: July 2nd, 2019

Take a closer look as several cases from a Civil War medical examining board and see what it reveals about medicine during the period.

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“Tell the General that My Men Are Cripples, and They Can’t Run”: The Field Service of the 18th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps, May-June 1864

Posted on: May 21st, 2019

Not many of the Veteran Reserve Corps saw little active service during the Civil War. Read about the experience of the 18th Regiment who did.

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and the American Civil War

Posted on: May 2nd, 2019

Compare how soldiers suffering from PTSD have been treated and how they grappled with it from the Civil War into the twentieth century.

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Military Medicine in an Occupied City: Matamoros, 1846

Posted on: April 4th, 2019

Historian Michelle Herbelin explains how medical practice changed from the United States War with Mexico in 1846 to the Civil War in 1861.

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Dr. John Julian Chisolm: Rebel With A Cause

Posted on: March 20th, 2019

Dr. John Julian Chisolm was one of the most influential Confederate surgeons during the Civil War. His books and and invention were invaluable.

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The Left-Armed Corps: Left Handed Penmanship Contests of 1865-1867

Posted on: February 21st, 2019

Dr. Allison Johnson shows how Union soldiers who had a right arm amputated used their left arm to relate their wartime experiences in unexpected ways.

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“[A]s he lived for others, so did he die:” The Life of Israel B. Richardson

Posted on: February 4th, 2019

Read about the life of Union General Israel B. Richardson, from his rise through the ranks to his medical treatment at the Pry House after Antietam.

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Saddle to Crutches: A Virginia Trooper’s Medical Journey

Posted on: January 24th, 2019

Read about Confederate cavalryman Thomas Wallace Colley’s journey from the saddle to the hospital as he dealt with three wounds during the Civil War.

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Keedysville, MD 21756
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