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Healing and Teaching: Susie King Taylor’s Life in Service – Dr. Dawn Chitty Join us Saturday, September 20 at 2PM as Dr. Dawn Chitty, Director of Education at the African American Civil War Museum, explores the extraordinary life of Susie King Taylor. Taylor, a formerly enslaved woman, served as a nurse, teacher, […]
Learn about the disastrous first major battle of the Civil War, and how it inspired Clara Barton to care for sick and wounded soldiers.
From sources of entertainment to deep morale boosters, the significance of quilts for Civil War soldiers might surprise you.
Cornelia Hancock saw some horrifying things in her time as a Civil War nurse. Hear in her own words how she dealt with the trauma.
“The ward is silent again
As our lady resumes her place…”