Events at the Clara Barton Museum

Images of War: Self-censorship versus a Search for Truth?

Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, United States

Join us as the creator of "Bringing the Story of War to Our Doorsteps" speaks on Alexander Gardner's Antietam photographs and war-time censorship.

The Life Of Dr. Edward Stonestreet – 19th Century Doctor

Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, United States

Learn about the real life of a Civil War surgeon and see how it compares to the portrayal in the PBS series Mercy Street.

The Washington Navy Yard and the Civil War

Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, United States

Discover the Civil War history of Washington's Navy Yard, one of Washington DC's best kept secrets at the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum

Clara Barton at Andersonville

Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, United States

Explore the important work of identifying missing men that helped Clara Barton contribute to establishing the National Cemetery at Andersonville Prison.

James A. Garfield and the First Decoration Day – May 30, 1868

Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, United States

Discover the origin of Memorial Day in the United States and the role played by future president James Garfield James Garfield during the Civil War On Saturday May 18 at the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum, join the Site Manager of James A. Garfield National Historic Site Todd Arrington as he […]

Civil War Medicine in Washington

Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, United States

Washington's Civil War hospitals played host to a wide range of characters from President Abraham Lincoln to Walt Whitman.

Reconstruction in the West

Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, United States

On July 18, hear the rarely told story of Reconstruction in the American west and learn about its impact on the present day.

The Battle of Dranesville

Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, United States

Hear about the first combat many Civil War soldiers experienced at the little known Battle of Dranesville in Fairfax County, Virginia.

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