National Museum of Civil War Medicine
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Saturday February 14 through May 9
Faces of Civil War Nurses: A Photo Exhibit
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 exhibit features 20 life-sized portrai......More
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Tuesday March 10 4:30pm - 6:00pm EDT
After Hours at the Museum: Artifacts & Stories
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 by Historian Rich Condon exploring the history of t......More
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Thursday March 12 4:30pm - 6:00pm EDT
History Pub Crawl: Downtown Frederick
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 love it today. Stores ha......More
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Tuesday March 17 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Meet the Author: Damian Shiels
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 Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865, follow......More
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Friday March 20 12:00pm - 12:30pm EDT
Brown Bag Lunch Speaker Series: Women Who Fought the Civil War
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 WarThere are hundreds of documented cases of women who fought disguised as men during the Civil War. Tracey ......More
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Saturday March 21 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Shipwreck on the Potomac: Disaster in Pursuit of Lincoln’s Killer
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 unfold the story of this heroic pursuit......More
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Saturday March 28 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Hooves, Paws, and Claws for the Cause: Animals in the U.S. Civil War
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, pigs, camels, bears, badgers, bald eagles, silk worms, ......More
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Saturday April 18 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
A Heart Touched By Fire: Union Nurse Cornelia Hancock’s Civil War
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 and serve my country.” Two days after the great Ba......More
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Saturday April 25 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Midnight on the Potomac: The Last Year of the Civil War, the Lincoln Assassination, and the Rebirth of America
Join us Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 2PM for a book talk on Midnight on the Potomac: The Last Year of the Civil War, the Lincoln Assassination, and the Rebirth of America by Scott Ellsworth. By the late summer of 1864, the outcome of the Civil War was far from certain. ......More