Events Calendar
Begins December 13, 2010 through January 28, 2011
The National Museum of Civil War Medicine honors the history of the African Americans that served in the American Civil War by mounting its latest exhibit: “Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries: African Americans in Civil War Medicine”. The exhibit was developed and produced by the National Library of Medicine with research assistance from the Historical Society of Washington, DC.
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
48 E. Patrick St.
Frederick 21701
(301) 695-1864
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January & February
The visitor center will feature an exhibit on slavery and slave resistance at L’Hermitage, home to the second largest enslaved population in Frederick County in 1800. The exhibit will explore the lives of those who were enslaved at L’Hermitage and sought freedom, including artifacts taken from excavations of the slave village. 8:30am-5pm
Monocacy National Battlefield Visitor Center
5201 Urbana Pike
Frederick 21704
(301) 662-3515
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January 20
"The Shadow of Shiloh: Lew Wallace & the Civil War" by Gail Stephens. Lecture free, memberships available. 7:30-8:30pm
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
48 E Patrick Street
Frederick 21701
(301) 695-1864
Website