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National Museum of Civil War Medicine

Frederick Celebrates Opening Of Museum Season

It’s Frederick County Bell & History Day, the opening of museum season in the county.

2013/04/06

African-American Civil War Doctors To Get Due

Dr. Robert Slawson and his wife, Mavis, attended a lecture in 2004 about African-American physicians in the Civil War. That experience prompted the retired oncologist to write a book dedicated to black men and women who practiced medicine during the war.

2013/02/19

Doctor Strives To Save Lives Of Combatants

Col. Dallas Hack works to save lives on the battlefield, even though he is thousands of miles from any combat arena.

2012/12/11

Md. Businesses Look To Profit From War Anniversary

Emmitsburg antiques dealer Dora Connolly has canceled her annual July trip to a show in Connecticut.

2012/05/08

Photo Credit: National Museum of Civil War Medicine website

Md. Civil War Museum Gives Severed Arm A Good Look

Long after the guns fell silent at Antietam, the earth yielded up gruesome reminders of the bloodiest day of the American Civil War: bodies, bones, buttons and entire severed limbs — one of which is now the focus of intense study at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine.

2012/04/11