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Help us make it rightThe Pry House Field Hospital is considered the birthplace of military and emergency medicine. In September 1862, Philip Pry's property was made US Army headquarters in anticipation of what would become America's bloodiest day, the Battle of Antietam. Then new Medical Director Dr. Jonathan Letterman began implementing here what would become the current standard operating procedures of...
brochures and travel guides state that this museum is open 7 days per week in the summer. Upon arrival we encountered a sign stating open Thursday thru Monday (closed Tuesday and Wednesday!!!)
If you have a little extra time you should visit the Pry House. The exhibits are small, but the information supplied by the lady who works there is fascinating. We were the only ones there during the time we visited so we got a very thorough tour. She was wonderful explaining the differences between Hollywood's version of Civil War medicine...
This is an adjunct to the larger and main Civil War medical museum but well worth the visit. Excellent 'view' of some medical practices used during the Civil War
Pry house relives the post-war apocalypse oftrying to treat the wounded and sick. Nicely staged wax figures and real time scene of the day staged in two different rooms. Details of the types of conditions faced by the docs and limitations in their surgical skills, tools, and knowledge of infection explains who died and who wished they had. It's on...
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Pry House Field Hospital Museum is located at 18906 Shepherdstown Pike in Keedysville and has been in the business of Museum since 2005.
The Pry House Field Hospital Museum is a satellite of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine and is located on Antietam National Battlefield.
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