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  • Faces of Civil War Nurses: A Photo Exhibit

    Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Ave., Carnegie, PA, United States

    The "Faces of Civil War Nurses" exhibit, a collaboration with Military Images magazine, will be on display at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, from February 14, 2026, through May 9, 2026. The...

  • Civil War Prisons and Trauma: Andersonville, PTSD, EMDR, and Self Care

    National Museum of Civil War Medicine 48 East Patrick Street, Frederick, MD

    This interactive presentation will blend the fields of history, science and psychology with an in-depth look into the trauma of captivity at the horrific Andersonville Prison during the Civil War.  How did prisoners cope with their deadly environment?...

  • Dr. Alexander Augusta: The U.S. Army’s First Black Surgeon

    Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

    Learn the incredible story of the highest-ranking African American in the Civil War! Join us at the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office on February 28 at 2:00 PM as historian and re-enactor Dr. Michael A. Hill presents the...

    free with museum admission

  • After Hours at the Museum: Artifacts & Stories

    National Museum of Civil War Medicine 48 East Patrick Street, Frederick, MD

    Join us on Tuesday, March 10 from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM for an exclusive Members Only sneak peek at the Museum's new Sanitary Commission flag, a generous donation from a Museum suporter. Plus, enjoy a special presentation...

  • History Pub Crawl: Downtown Frederick

    National Museum of Civil War Medicine 48 East Patrick Street, Frederick, MD

    Uncover stories from Frederick’s Civil War nightlife on a historically-inspired pub crawl presented by the National Museum of Civil War Medicine and Jake Wynn – Public Historian Civil War soldiers loved Downtown Frederick for the same reasons we...

  • Meet the Author: Damian Shiels

    Virtual Event

    Join us for this virtual event LIVE on Facebook, Tuesday, March 17th at 7 p.m. We'll have a special St. Patrick's Day edition of Meet the Author with Damian Shiels and a presentation about his book Green and...

  • Brown Bag Lunch Speaker Series: Women Who Fought the Civil War

    Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

    Please bring your lunch and enjoy a 30 minute lecture at the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum! Disguised and Determined: Women Who Fought in the Civil War There are hundreds of documented cases of women who fought...

  • Shipwreck on the Potomac: Disaster in Pursuit of Lincoln’s Killer

    National Museum of Civil War Medicine 48 East Patrick Street, Frederick, MD

    Join us for our Saturday Speaker Series with author Karen Stone. While helping catch President Abraham Lincoln’s killers, the barge “Black Diamond" was rammed and sank in the Potomac River, killing 87 men. In this talk, Stone will...

  • Hooves, Paws, and Claws for the Cause: Animals in the U.S. Civil War

    National Museum of Civil War Medicine 48 East Patrick Street, Frederick, MD

    Join us for a special Saturday Speaker Event with NMCWM author and volunteer Brad Stone who will be discussing his new book Hooves, Paws, and Claws for the Cause: Animals in the U.S. Civil War.  Dogs, cats, horses,...

  • A Heart Touched By Fire: Union Nurse Cornelia Hancock’s Civil War

    National Museum of Civil War Medicine 48 East Patrick Street, Frederick, MD

    In 1863, Cornelia Hancock, a 23-year-old Quaker girl, wrote "After my only brother and every other male relative and friend that we possessed had gone to War, I deliberately came to the conclusion that I, too, would go...