Civil War Museum
Civil War Medical Weekend with the 17th Corps Field Hospital Group
Civil War Museum 5400 1st Avenue, Kenosha, WI, United StatesExplore the medical care provided to soldiers during the Civil War. Members of the 17th Corps Field Hospital, the largest Civil War Medical unit in the Midwest, will have interactive displays highlighting surgery, nursing care, pharmaceuticals and embalming. Activities include: Watch surgical demonstrations View hundreds of original surgical instruments up close Hear about the different...
Antebellum and Civil War African American Experience
Civil War Museum 5400 1st Avenue, Kenosha, WI, United StatesRenowned image collector and historian Mike Medhurst will take a visual look into the lives of African American soldiers and civilians before and during the Civil War. See one-of-a-kind photographs from his collection and others.
Loyal to the Union: Ohio in the Civil War Exhibit
Civil War Museum 5400 1st Avenue, Kenosha, WI, United StatesExplore the people and events that made the Buckeye state unique and so important to the Union cause. Ohio joined the Union in 1803 as the 17th state, and was a major agricultural, economic, educational, and intellectual force in pre-Civil War America. At the time of the Civil War, Ohio was the oldest and most...
In God’s Presence: The Bible and Faith in the Civil War Era Seminar
Civil War Museum 5400 1st Avenue, Kenosha, WI, United StatesDuring this presentation, Dr. Noll will discuss the significance of the Bible in the American ethos prior to the Civil War as well as American Protestants’ “commonsense” interpreting of Scripture. Within this topic, Noll will also identify religion as the most important factor at work in pre-Civil War America and the theological and personal crises...