“To care for him who shall have borne the battle.” Civil War Medical Weekend with the 17th Corps Field Hospital Group

Saturday, May 2  |  10am – 4pm

Sunday, May 3  |  12pm – 4pm

Join the Civil War Museum and the 17th Corps Field Hospital for a weekend of interactive displays, presentations, and programs that explore 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 set up displays and materials highlighting Civil War-era surgery, nursing care, pharmaceuticals, and embalming at the Civil War Museum.

Activities include:

• Civil War surgical demonstrations both Saturday and Sunday
• View hundreds of original surgical instruments up close
• Hear about the different diseases that affected soldiers during the Civil War
• Learn how women nursed the wounded and sick

The 17th Corps Field Hospital is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation in Illinois that is dedicated to educating the public about Civil War Medicine.  The group consists of educators, RN’s, accountants, first responders, retired Police Officers, and college students that do medical displays and demonstrations in the Midwest.