Pry House Field Hospital Museum

07/15/2026

The National Museum of Civil War Medicine (NMCWM) announced that it will no longer staff and manage the Pry House Field Hospital Museum at Antietam National Battlefield for the National Park Service.

The NMCWM will continue to offer educational battlefield programming at the site to student groups, as well as professional development for emergency relief organizations from around the world, and military medical programs, as we’ve done since our inception. The interpretation of the Pry House medicinal garden with Master Gardener Greg Susla will also continue.

Read more about the changes here: https://conta.cc/4ykG8vI

12/18/2024

“The American Civil War wasn’t just fought with muskets and cannons—it was fought with gardens.”

A great new article that features our medicinal garden!

The American Civil War wasn’t just fought with muskets and cannons—it was fought with gardens. While soldiers clashed on blood-soaked battlefields, ordinary

12/10/2024

We're getting ready for winter! Check it out!

10/23/2024

We had a great season with our friends at the Antietam Institute! Thanks to all who came out to see our speakers and support the program!

09/21/2024

Thanks to all who came by today to see Author and Historian Harry Smeltzer! We’ll be open again next Saturday from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Come on by!

09/21/2024

Thanks to Author and Historian Damien Shiels of https://irishamericancivilwar.com/ for stopping by the Pry House today to tour the museum!

We’re open until 5:00 PM today! Come visit!

09/17/2024

The Pry house hosted the commander of the Union Army of the Potomac, General George B. McClellan, and his staff during the Battle of Antietam September 17, 1862. The Pry property was also headquarters for the Medical Department under Dr. Jonathan Letterman, Medical Director of the Army of the Potomac. Letterman remained at the house throughout the battle, relying on Assistant Surgeon Benjamin Howard for information on the conditions of other field hospitals and the evacuation of the wounded. Prior to the battle, the ambulances had been collected near the Pry House, where they were dispatched to transport the wounded from the battlefield.

The Pry House is OPEN today from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Come visit!

For more about the Pry House: https://www.civilwarmed.org/pry/about-the-pry-house/

Photo: Library of Congress