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SUMMARY:One Vast Hospital - Downtown Frederick Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Explore the incredible Civil War history in Downtown Frederick with expert guides from the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. \nEvery Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and Sunday at 12:00 p.m. from April until September\, docents from the National Museum of Civil War Medicine will explain how Frederick became “One Vast Hospital.” Arguably the most trying moment in city’s history came after the Battle of Antietam in the fall of 1862. The town’s population doubled when 8\,000 wounded soldiers were delivered by ambulance to make-shift hospitals throughout Frederick. Walking tours last for an hour to an hour and a half. \nTickets are $15 and include admission to the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in addition to the walking tour. Tickets are free for Museum members\, but you must still reserve your spot. Reservations will be accepted on a first come first served basis. \nContact Chris Reed at chris.reed@civilwarmed.org for more information.
URL:https://heartofthecivilwar.org/event/one-vast-hospital-downtown-frederick-walking-tour/2026-07-18/
LOCATION:National Museum of Civil War Medicine\, 48 E. Patrick St.\, Frederick\, 21701\, United States
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SUMMARY:Dan Sickles at Gettysburg: The Story of the Civil War’s Most Notorious Amputated Leg
DESCRIPTION:Join the National Museum of Civil War Medicine for their Saturday Speaker Series with Historian James Hessler and take a fascinating look at myth\, lore\, and facts surrounding Maj. Gen. Dan Sickles’ Gettysburg wounding and leg amputation. A Confederate solid shot at the Battle of Gettysburg shattered controversial Union General Dan Sickles’ right leg\, and surgeons subsequently amputated the limb. Sickles’ leg bone was then donated to the fledgling Army Medical Museum\, and he often visited his severed limb there. Sickles’ leg bone remains a popular museum relic more than 160 years later\, and a replica is now on display at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. Hessler will discuss the odyssey of Sickles’ amputated leg and how he used it to declare himself “the hero of Gettysburg.” \nJames Hessler is a historian\, author\, and Licensed Battlefield Guide at Gettysburg National Military Park. He is the author or co-author of four books on the Gettysburg Campaign: “Sickles at Gettysburg” (2009)\, “Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg” (2015)\, “Gettysburg’s Peach Orchard” (2019)\, and his most recent release\, “The First Day at Gettysburg” (2025). Beyond his publications\, Hessler co-created and hosts the popular Battle of Gettysburg Podcast\, reaching a global audience of history enthusiasts.
URL:https://heartofthecivilwar.org/event/dan-sickles-at-gettysburg-the-story-of-the-civil-wars-most-notorious-amputated-leg/
LOCATION:National Museum of Civil War Medicine\, 48 E. Patrick St.\, Frederick\, 21701\, United States
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