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National Museum of Civil War Medicine, Frederick, MD

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National Museum of Civil War Medicine

A Frederick museum focused on medical, surgical, and nursing care during the American Civil War.

48 East Patrick Street, Frederick, MD 21701 · Frederick, MD

About National Museum of Civil War Medicine

The museum in Frederick, Maryland, is a historic education institution that explores how doctors, surgeons, and nurses worked during the 1861 to 1865 conflict. Its site also points visitors to a second location, the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum in Washington, DC, which is open on set days or by reservation. The museum offers group tours, online tours, walking tours, events, and author talks, and it publishes primary sources, blog articles, and artifact features.

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