Pry House Field Medical Museum at Antietam National Battlefield
 
In 1862 the Pry house was used as the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac during the battle at the direction of General George B. McClellan, and it was also from this house that Dr. Jonathon Letterman directed the medical department. In addition to these command services, the grounds also served as a field hospital and ambulance park.

Now open in cooperation between the National Park Service and the National Museum of Civil War Medine, the exhibits of the Pry House Field Hospital Museum highlight the history and the use of the Pry House during the battle; the set up and running of the field hospital system; the surgeons, nurses and civilian caregivers who aided the

wounded; the officers treated at the Pry House; the effect of the battle on the civilian populations; and the medical innovations of Dr. Jonathan Letterman. One room is a re-creation of a Civil War field hospital scene typical of those established in local homes.

Starting at the Pry House Field Hospital Museum visitors can follow the journey of the wounded through a self-guided driving tour that follows the original trek of the ambulances from the battlefield of Antietam to the general hospitals in the town of Frederick. The tour ends at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine's main location where visitors have the opportunity to learn more in-depth the efforts made to treat the thousands of casualties from this battle and others and to discover the roots of our civilian medical services today of an effective ambulance system, triage and organized first aid in the practice those who showed compassion in the conflict of the Civil War.
 
HOURS OF OPERATION
Open April through early December

April - June
Wednesday through Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 11-5
June - September
Monday-Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 11-5
September - early December
Wednesday through Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 11-5

Admission: $2.00 donation per person is recommended
 

DIRECTIONS
From 1-70: Take exit 29, Route 65 South toward Sharpsburg. Go past the park Visitor Center on the left and continue to Sharpsburg. Turn left onto Route 34 East. Go 2.1 miles, the driveway is on the left.

From Alternate 40: In Boonsboro, take Route 34 West toward Sharpsburg. Go 4 miles, the driveway will be on the right.
 
SCHOOL TOURS AND PROGRAMMING AVAILABLE
Interdisciplinary, hands-on educational programs encourage students to utilize critical thinking skills, and exhibit application of knowledge in history and science. Programs include triage, and field hospital mapping, with additional programs being developed

Cost is $4.50 per student
For more information or to schedule a program please contact
Kari Turner, Director of Education
education@civiwarmed.org
301-695-1864, ext. 14

For more information
call 301- 695-1864
or visit www.civilwarmed.org


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