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Posts Tagged ‘Mental Health’

Invisible Wounds: A Perspective on Mental Health Issues During the Civil War

Posted on: April 9th, 2021

Learn about the extreme psychological stress suffered by the average Civil War soldier and how it compared to modern soldier’s experience.

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Civil War Medicine Origins – Dr. Benjamin Rush

Posted on: March 2nd, 2019

Learn the story of an often forgotten signer of the Declaration of Independence who changed American medical history forever – Benjamin Rush.

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Civil War Veterans and Mental Illness – Young Historians Series

Posted on: October 14th, 2017
Military Asylum- Civil War Medicine & Clara Barton Museum

Discover how Civil War veterans and doctors grappled with mental health.

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Seeking Asylum

Posted on: May 11th, 2017
Seeking Asylum Portrait from Civil War Museum

Historian Craig Swenson will discuss the turbulent process of securing medical care for mentally ill African Americans after the Civil War.

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Washington, DC 20004
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Keedysville, MD 21756
(301) 432-6352
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The Pry House is closed for the 2020 season due to NPS guidelines
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