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January 16 - September 19
"Circuit of the Summer Hills: Mourning the Losses of the Civil War" - In his newspaper column, "A Bivouac of the Dead," Ambrose Bierce, who fought in the Civil War, conjures images of the extreme human losses during the conflict when he writes, "Give them, these blameless gentlemen, their rightful part in all the pomp that fills the circuit of the summer hills." This exhibition will reflect on how artists portrayed the war, both outright, as in portraits, as well as in the use of subtle iconography, such as the sunset over the "summer hills." Many of the paintings were produced shortly after the end of the war and can be read as responses to the atrocities of the Civil War and a desire to create a unified American identity to move the country forward while still mourning the loss of so many lives. Works of art such as "The Portrait of James Dixon Roman," by an unknown artist and "Mountain Gap," painted in 1875 by Adalbert Johann Volck (1828-1912), shown above, will be featured. This exhibition is co-curated by Dr. Elizabeth Johns and Assistant Curator, Jennifer Smith and is sponsored in part by Rest Haven Cemetery and Funeral Home.
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
Hagerstown City Park
Hagerstown, MD 21741
(301) 739-5727
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April 10
Receive free admission at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, and visit with living historian Mark Quattrock, as he portrays a Civil War surgeon. Quattrock will provide an interactive program which promises to be fun for all. 10:00am – 5pm
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
48 East Patrick Street
Frederick 21701
(301) 695-1864
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April 10 - 11
Frederick County's opening of the 2010 museum season.
Frederick County
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Frederick 21701
(301) 600-4047
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April 15, 2010
Speaker Larry Denton presents "Could the Civil War have been prevented? The untold story of William Henry Seward" at the Frederick County Civil War Round Table meeting. 7:30 pm
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
48 East Patrick St.
Frederick 21701
(301) 668-8660
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April 30
Every Friday from April 30 through September 3, a ranger will conduct an afternoon ranger program at 1 p.m. The programs will vary and will address various aspects of the Battle of South Mountain, the Civil War, and weapons and uniforms of the average soldier. Programs may also consist of tours of the battlefield from Washington Monument or a hike to Fox's Gap from Turner's Gap. Please come prepared with bottled water and comfortable shoes. Since these programs change weekly, please call the Battlefield Office for more detailed information at 301-432-8065.
Washington Monument State Park
Park Museum
(301) 432-8065