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Walking Tour: Clara Barton’s Washington, D.C.
FeaturedClara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, United StatesJoin us as we step back into Civil War Washington, D.C. through the eyes of Clara Barton. On Saturdays at 1 p.m., Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum docents will guide guests through the neighborhood that Clara Barton lived in during the Civil War. Beginning at 437 7th Street NW, the boarding […]
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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 […]
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Walking Tour: Clara Barton’s Washington, D.C.
FeaturedClara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, United StatesJoin us as we step back into Civil War Washington, D.C. through the eyes of Clara Barton. On Saturdays at 1 p.m., Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum docents will guide guests through the neighborhood that Clara Barton lived in during the Civil War. Beginning at 437 7th Street NW, the boarding […]
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We Want More History! Preservation at the Clara Barton National Historic Site and the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office
FeaturedClara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, United StatesJoin us for a conversation on the preservation of Clara Barton's legacy at two historic sites: the Clara Barton National Historic Site in Glen Echo, MD, and the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum in Washington, DC. Speakers will share the preservation history of the Missing Soldiers Office and what projects are […]
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The Civil War Round Table of the District of Columbia Presents: Cornelia Hancock’s Civil War
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, United States"Cornelia Hancock's Civil War: A Heart Touched by Fire From Gettysburg to the Grand Review" presented by Carolyn Ivanoff About the Topic: This presentation will introduce attendees to Quaker nurse Cornelia Hancock and the new Civil War biography by Carolyn Ivanoff. Hancock nursed fearlessly and devotedly from the Battle of Gettysburg to […]
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Occupied Alexandria: How the Civil War Transformed a Southern City
FeaturedClara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum 437 7th Street NW, Washington, United StatesThe day after Virginia’s secession in May 1861, Union troops marched from Washington to occupy its neighbor Alexandria. A former powerhouse in the slave trade, Alexandria was the first Confederate city in Virginia to be occupied during the Civil War and governed under strict martial law. Overnight, this bustling urban town on […]
Free with Museum Admission
