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The Soldiers' War: Medical Care, Tactics, and Battle Strategies of the American Civil War

This exhibition explores the harsh conditions faced by soldiers during the American Civil War, focusing on disease, medical care, and the impact of organizations like the U.S. Sanitary Commission and the U.S. Christian Commission. It delves into battlefield tactics as outlined in Hardee's "Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics," contrasting line vs. column formations. Key moments such as Pickett’s Charge and the significance of Gettysburg are highlighted through art, including Winslow Homer’s powerful depictions. The evolving strategies of war and the role of fortifications, cavalry, and artillery are examined in detail.

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The Soldiers' War: Medical Care, Tactics, and Battle Strategies of the American Civil War

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  1. The Soldiers’ War Conditions Disease Medical care U. S. Sanitary Commission/U. S. Christian Commission Tactics and Technology Hardee’s “Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics” Line versus column

  2. The Soldiers’ War: A Gallery

  3. Hardtack and pipe

  4. Home Sweet Home

  5. Fortifications at Petersburg

  6. Line of Battle

  7. Winslow Homer, “Defiance” (1864)

  8. Homer, Prisoners from the Front

  9. Andersonville

  10. Field Hospital

  11. Confederate field hospital

  12. Carver Hospital, Washington, DC

  13. Amputee and artificial leg

  14. Brady: “The Dead at Antietam”

  15. Campaign Strategy and Battle TacticsGettysburg Invasion or “raid” Cavalry Concentration and Firepower Flank Artillery Corps Brigade Regiment Company Pickett’s Charge 1 Pickett’s Charge 2

  16. Gettysburg Campaign

  17. Gettysburg, Days One and Two

  18. Gettysburg, Day Three

  19. Gettysburg Cyclorama: “High Water Mark”

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