Soon after the completion of the hotel, the Civil War began. Tucked away in Gordonsville, Virginia, awaits one of the most unique paranormal destinations in the state: the Exchange Hotel Civil War Medical Museum. Before the Civil War, the Exchange Hotel with its high ceiling parlors and grand veranda welcomed passengers from the two rail lines: the Virginia Central Railroad and the Orange & Alexandria Railroad. Learn about the ways in which the war incubated the modern hospital and plenty of. Welcome to the Exchange Hotel Civil War Medical Museum. The “One Vast Hospital” tour focuses on the wreckage left behind.Ĭontact John Lustrea at for more information. Lay down your bullet-biting stereotypes and learn a little something. The Civil War Museum & the Women’s Museum of the Civil War are America’s largest and most complete Museums devoted to the Western Theater of the American Civil War. Soldiers marched beneath the “Clustered Spires” on their way to battles at Antietam, Gettysburg, and Monocacy. Throughout the American Civil War, Frederick, Maryland played a vital role to both Union and Confederate armies. This program is an excellent way to take in downtown Frederick as many of those same buildings still make up the historic district today. With accounts taken 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. Reservations will be accepted on a first come first served basis.
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Tickets are free for Museum members, but you must still reserve your spot. Masks are required throughout the tour and we request that you practice strict social distancing. Initially the walking tours will be limited to 12 participants. The town’s population doubled when 8,000 wounded soldiers were delivered by ambulance to make-shift hospitals throughout Frederick. National Museum of Civil War Medicine 48 E Patrick St, Frederick MD 21701Įvery Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 PM from April until October, 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.
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