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Charlottesville General Hospital at the University of Virginia
July 13, 2020 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT
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COVID-19 and closures won’t stop us from sharing the incredible lessons we can learn from studying medical care during the Civil War!
The University of Virginia’s famed Rotunda building c. 1868. Courtesy of the University of Virginia Special Collections
Join us on Monday, July 13 at 8:00 PM on Facebook for a virtual program hosted by the National Museum of Civil War Medicine.
Education Coordinator John Lustrea will have a conversation with historian Amelia Wald about a Charlottesville General Hospital – a permanent hospital established at the University of Virginia during the Civil War. Be sure to tune in to the Museum’s Facebook page for what is sure to be a fascinating conversation. During this FREE program, you’ll hear about different aspects of healthcare on the front lines and in hospitals during the most destructive conflict in our nation’s history that continues impact us today. We are here to answer your questions about Civil War medical care!
Amelia F. Wald graduated with High Distinction from the University of Virginia in May 2019. She studied in the Distinguished Majors Program in History, where she wrote her thesis on courts martial in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. While at UVA, she was a Sewell Undergraduate Research Fellow at the John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History. She is currently the Executive Director of the Virginia Club of New York in New York City.
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