After the War
Events
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Battle-Tempered: The Physical and Psychological Consequences of War
Monocacy National Battlefield Visitor's Center 5201 Urbana Pike, Frederick, MD, United StatesBattle-Tempered: The Physical and Psychological Consequences of War Join the National Museum of Civil War Medicine and partner organizations for a unique one-day conference. 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Monocacy National Battlefield “Character, Warrior Identity, and Moral Leadership: Union Colonel Charles Gilpin at Monocacy and in Peace” Stephen A. Goldman, MD 9:30 […]
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Dead Letter Office Images: The Civil War’s Lost Sentiments
FeaturedClara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, United StatesDuring the Civil War years, hundreds of thousands of soldiers wrote letters home, many containing card-sized photos of themself. By the end of the conflict, thousands of letters and images remained undelivered at the Dead Letter Office in Washington, D.C. For decades after the war, the employees of the Dead Letter Office […]
Free with Museum Admission
