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Washington, DC saw an unprecedented rise in sex work during the Civil War due to the thousands of Union soldiers who flooded into the city for training. Brothels provided income, shelter, and independence for women who, in some cases, had few other places to turn. They built businesses and turned access to […]
Join us at the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office on Thursday, December 14 at 6 PM as author Paula Tarnapol Whitacre discusses her research into the Civil War experiences of Julia Wilbur.
Celebrate the 4th of July by celebrating the men and women that helped shape this nation through service and sacrifice.
Over 400 women disguised themselves as men and fought in the Civil War. They stood side by side with male soldiers. Learn their stories.
Clara Barton worked tirelessly to help soldiers and their families before and after the American Civil War … but she didn’t do it alone.
As we commemorate Memorial Day weekend, tour the Missing Soldiers Office.
Historian Craig Swenson will discuss the turbulent process of securing medical care for mentally ill African Americans after the Civil War.
Tour Clara Barton’s boarding house home and office with the man who saved it.