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While soldiers marched off to war, the ladies battled on the home front. Meet the remarkable women who shaped Frederick during the Civil War-era.
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Walk in the footsteps of doctors, nurses, and civilians who cared for 8,000 wounded soldiers in Downtown Frederick with Museum docent Brad Stone
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Reconstruction brought immense change to America following the Civil War. Explore how it impacted the citizens of Frederick on this historic walking tour.
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As the Civil War’s bloodiest year came to its close, citizens and soldiers alike realized they had a lot to be thankful for despite the dreary situation.
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The National Museum of Civil War Medicine and Mission of Mercy are partnering to bring visitors on an immersive walking tour of historic Downtown Frederick.
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How did a shy girl born on a New England farm in 1821 break through the barriers that so often confined women to the domestic sphere?
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How did the patients in Frederick’s Civil War hospitals celebrate the holidays?
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The Union Army adapted Winchester Hall from a women’s school into a makeshift hospital. Twenty years later, construction workers made a gruesome discovery.
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When war came to Frederick, the spies came along with it.
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Discover the incredible events that occurred in the city of Frederick, Maryland on the bloodiest day in American history – September 17, 1862.
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