Heart of the Civil War

Tour Event Test
2025-05-06 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Brewer’s Alley Restaurant and Brewery, 124 North Market Street, Frederick, 21701, United States
This is a test of making a “Tour” category event.

One Vast Hospital – Civil War Walking Tour in Downtown Frederick
2025-05-04 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-05-03 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-04-27 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-04-26 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-04-20 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-04-19 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-04-13 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-04-12 10:30 - 12:00 and 1 more date | National Museum of Civil War Medicine, 48 E. Patrick St., Frederick, 21701, United States
Saturdays and Sundays from April through September
Walk in the footsteps of doctors, nurses, soldiers and civilians who cared for 8,000 wounded soldiers in Downtown Frederick.
Join NMCWM docents for a walking tour of Downtown Frederick focused on the city’s role as a makeshift hospital in the final months of 1862 every Saturday (10:30 a.m.) and Sunday (2:00 p.m.) from April through September.
Tickets 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.
In September 1862, a newspaper correspondent from the Philadelphia Inquirer referred to Frederick as “one vast hospital.” In the aftermath of America’s bloodiest day at Antietam on September 17, 1862, over 8,000 wounded soldiers, Union and Confederate, were brought to make-shift hospital wards in Frederick’s churches, schools, hotels, and private homes. From the diaries and letters of the surgeons, soldiers, and civilians who were there, this guided walking tour will explore the locations of the city’s Civil War hospitals in churches, schools, and public buildings. Many of those same buildings still make up the historic district today.

Gravesite Dedication Ceremony
2025-05-03 11:00 - 12:30 | St. Lukes Winters Lutheran Church, 701 Green Valley Rd, New Windsor, MD, 21776, United States
William Wagner of Uniontown, MD was wounded and captured at the battle of Chancellorsville, VA. The 3rd MD Regiment of Civil War Reenactors are commemorating his service to our great nation today.
The dedication ceremony is free and open to the public. Please RSVP by April 20, 2025 to Lisa Woolfson at 443-762-1260.

Academy Alive
2025-04-28 - 2025-05-03 | Seton Shrine, 339 S Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, MD, 21727, United States
Monday April 28 through Saturday May 3
Encounter historical interpreters, many of whom portray actual students from Mother Seton’s time! Don’t be shy: you are encouraged to speak with them, but don’t be surprised if their knowledge doesn’t exceed the year 1818.
-Learn how to become a historical interpreter and take on a character of your own creation!
-Try on costume pieces and learn how to deliver a monologue.
-Try our hands-on demonstration of knitting and cross stitch
-Play outdoor recreational games of the past!
-Discover places of the past by exploring maps and drawing them.
-Play some games with our Junior History Interpreters as they teach you how to have “recreation” at Mother Seton’s school.
Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for ages 7-18, age 6 and under are free. Please register at the website link above.

Event test two
2025-03-04 - 2025-03-31

Event test one
2025-03-04 - 2025-03-31
