Join museum staff as they make toothpaste and discuss the hygiene of soldiers. 

A soldier washing his clothes (Mathew Brady photo)

Join National Museum of Civil War Medicine staff on Wednesday, July 26 at 12:00 PM Eastern on Facebook for a livestream. You can tune in by visiting facebook.com/CivilWarMed at the scheduled time.

Museum staff members Jacob Davis and Tracey McIntire will be making toothpaste using a popular 19th century recipe and discussing how soldiers dealt with their personal hygiene in camp and on the march.

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