17th Corps at Bishop Hill, IL
May 8-9, 2015
THE 17TH CORPS PRESENTS AT:
PERU PUBLIC LIBRARY
Saturday, February 23, 2013, 10AM-4PM
Free
17th Corps Field Hospital ~ a Medical Reenacting group
Peru Public Library, 1409 11th Street,
Peru
Discover what medicine was like during
the Civil War! Visit the 17th Corps Field Hospital on February 23, 2013, at the
Peru Public Library to learn about the medical practices of the 19th Century.
Observe medical demonstrations, visit the traveling medical museum, and talk
with experts about life in a field hospital. Programs at 10AM, 12PM, 2PM and
4PM.
MIDWEST CIVIL WAR MUSEUM
KENOSHA, WISCONSIN
Civil War Medical
Weekend
Saturday, February 16,
2013; 11am-4pm
Sunday, February 17, 2013; Noon-4pm
Sunday, February 17, 2013; Noon-4pm
Come to the Civil War
Museum for a weekend of living history, programs, and exhibits commemorating
the role of physicians, nurses, and caregivers during the Civil War. Surgeons
and nurses of the 17th Corps medical staff will set up camp inside the Civil War
Museum's Freedom Hall. Museum visitors can participate in a medical inspection
for new recruits and role play as a sick soldier during the camp's sick call
demonstration. The Corps will also demonstrate a variety of surgical techniques
including bullet removal, brain surgery, and amputation.
