Events at the Clara Barton 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.

The Wound Dresser – Walt Whitman and the Civil War

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

Discover the man behind the poetry, as Garrett Peck introduces us to Walt Whitman the poet, the nurse, the brother, the lover, the clerk, the myth, and the man.

How Civil War Medicine Killed President James Garfield

James A. Garfield National Historic Site 8095 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, United States

Discover how antiquated techniques learned during the Civil War played a role in James Garfield's death in September 1881.

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.

National POW/MIA Recognition Day – Free Admission All Weekend

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

In honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day, the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum is offering FREE admission on September 19 - September 21. 

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