Calendar of Events

Interrupted Sentiments: The Dead Letter Office During the Civil War

Ongoing Opportunities

Ghost Tours of Historic Frederick Select dates - April through December
Cemetery History & Mystery Tour Select dates - April through November
Museum of Frederick County History March 1 through December 14
Greet Greg the Gardener Tuesdays from April 2 through October 29 at 10:00 AM
Special Exhibition-"War on Our Doorsteps" Saturdays, June 1 through October 26 at 11:00 AM
Civil War Sisters Tour Monday, May 27 at 11:00 AM and Every Third Sunday of the Month from June through September at 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM

Saturday, May 4 at 2:00 PM

National Museum of Civil War Medicine

48 East Patrick St.
Frederick, MD 21701
Website
301-695-1864

Melissa A. Winn, from the American Battlefield Trust, discusses the Dead Letter Office during the Civil War. Photos of soldiers found in those letters were displayed on the wall in the hopes that they could be identified– a poignant attempt to reunite the soldier with his loved ones.

This event is free with admission.