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Civil War medicine
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Clara Barton and the Pratt Street Riots
Join Education Specialist Michael Mahr as he presents the story of Clara Barton and the Pratt Street Riots.
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Without Concealment, Without Compromise: The Courageous Lives of Black Civil War Surgeons
Jill Newmark discusses her new book on the lives of Black Civil War surgeons
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Clara Barton Book Panel Discussion
Clara Barton Book Panel Discussion with the authors
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FeaturedHow Civil War Medicine Killed President James Garfield
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, United StatesWhen an assassin’s bullet struck James Garfield in July 1881, the battle to save the president’s life began. In the weeks that followed, doctors argued over how to treat the stricken executive. In the end, Dr. D. Willard Bliss, a former Civil War surgeon, took control of Garfield’s recovery and controversy has […]
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