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Museum staff will be making toothpaste and discussing how soldiers dealt with their personal hygiene in camp and on the march.
Read More »Mix up a batch of switchel and learn about heatstroke in the Civil War
Read More »Museum staff members will be brewing up a pot of genuine Civil War coffee to go with their donuts and discussing the importance of the beverage to Civil War soldiers.
Read More »The letters of Joseph Welsh, a dying Civil War soldier, illustrate the cost of disease in the ranks. Welch died of typhoid fever.
Read More »Learn about the extreme psychological stress suffered by the average Civil War soldier and how it compared to modern soldier’s experience.
Read More »Professor Peter Carmichael will lead a discussion of his new book – The War for the Common Soldier, using wartime letters from Civil War soldiers.
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