Events Calendar
November 12 - December 31
The importance of railroads during the Civil War was significant. Railroads were used in carrying supplies of coal and artillery, horses, mules and cattle and troops and baggage. Rail conditions certainly were poor. Wooden water towers were easy targets for destruction by raiding troops. Water and coal were essential for the steam locomotives. Bridges needed to be built and defended. General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's capture of 56 locomotives and more than 300 railcars along the B&O Railroad between Harpers Ferry, W.Va and Martinsburg, W.Va., with the blowing up of the railroad bridge at Harpers Ferry, was an attempt to stop B&O strategic traffic. Open Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00am - 4:00pm. Open Sunday 2:00pm - 5:00pm (February through April). Closed: Mondays, Sundays (May through January). New Year's Day and day before and after, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving and day after, Christmas and day before and after.
Discovery Station Museum
101 West Washington Street
Hagerstown, MD, MD
(301) 790-0076
Website
Through December 31, 2014
This exhibit offers compelling insights about the casualties and compassion from the hearts of sister nurses who were as angels of the battlefield. There are numerous accounts written by the Daughters of Charity who served at various sites. Tuesdays through Sundays, 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Seton Heritage Ministries
National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
339 South Seton Avenue
Emmitsburg, MD 21727
(301) 447-6606
Website
June 16, 2012 - July 28, 2013
With 23,110 casualties, the Battle of Antietam remains a day of great loss for America and stimulated a chain of events leading to the Emancipation Proclamation and the Battle of Gettysburg. This extensive exhibition brings together works of art, such as Eastman Johnson's Study for "The Wounded Drummer Boy" from the Brooklyn Museum, and objects of material culture, such as weaponry, musical instruments, and clothing, to tell the stories of the war, from the soldiers who fought in its battles to the home front. Objects on loan from public and private collections and the museum's collection will come together to create a "museum within a museum" commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Maryland Campaign of 1862 and the Gettysburg Campaign of 1863. A year of programs and events will help tell the story of the war's impact on this region.
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
401 Museum Drive
City Park
Hagerstown, MD, MD
(301) 739-5727
Website
February 3 - December 31
This year long exhibit will highlight the refocused war effort and the Union commitment to end slavery.
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry, WV
The Union Commitment to End Slavery
Maryland
June 1 - July 12
Based on the equstrian monuments at Gettysburg Battlefield, nine original water color paintings will be the anchor pieces of the Rebecca Pearl Art Show. Additionally, eight landscape views of the Battlefield will be on display. This special exhibit will be open to the public from June 1st to July 12th in the Delaplaine- Randall Conference Room at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine.
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
48 E Patrick St.
Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 695-1864
Website
June 1, July 6, August 3
The tours will allow visitors to explore what life was like for the many slaves who lived and worked in Frederick County from its beginnings until after the Civil War. Tours on the hour from 10am-3pm.
Roger Brooke Taney House Museum
121 S Bentz St.
Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 663-1188
Website
June 1 - July 31
Weekend events throughout June and July will highlight Harpers Ferry's role in the Gettysburg Campaign and commemorate the birth of West Virginia in June of 1863. Activities will include living history, ranger conducted programs, and family/youth activities.
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry, WV
June 13 to August 6, 2013
An exhibit honoring the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War in Carroll County.
Carroll Arts Center
91 West Main Street
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 848-7272
Website
June 20
View two extraordinary films about the Civil War -- "Fields of Freedom" and "Heart of the Civil War." Producers of both films will be on hand for a Q & A session following the films. Based on actual soldiers' diaries, the 30-minute Fields of Freedom follows two soldiers -- one Union, one Confederate -- before, during and after Pickett's Charge. The score is played by the London Symphony, and former president George H. W. Bush recites Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. First aired on MPT, Heart of the Civil War tells stories from some of the most fought-over U.S. territory during the War Between the States. Confederate and Union forces clashed again and again for control of strategic points throughout three counties in west-central Maryland – as the war marched north-to-south from the confederacy to the union, and back again. Free and open to the public. 7:00 p.m.
Bridge of Life Center Theater
14 S. Potomac Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 791-3246
June 21 - 23
The Antietam early American Banjo Gathering raises awareness of the early banjo's significant role in the multicultural roots of American popular music and culture, as well as the importance of music in the lives of Civil War soldiers. The conference is a unique forum for enthusiasts to share their knowledge, playing prowess, and passion for a uniquely American instrument. Each year the conference brings together nearly 40 stroke-style banjo players from across the nation to participate in nineteenth century banjo workshops, jam sessions and scholarly lectures. Registration is $55 and limited to 40 participants.
Pry House Field Hospital Museum
18906 Shepherdstown Pike
Keedysville, MD 21756
(301) 416-2395
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