Medicine, and trauma and share it with their counterparts on the battlefield. This museum and its collection started during the war and in the early days, the museum was housed in the Surgeon Generals office. The first artifacts were on a shelf and in a building that we know as the Riggs Bank Building near the white house. But wasnt until after the tragic events of the assassination of president lincoln that the museum moved into its first longterm residence and moved into fords theater before moving to what became the National Mall in a building built in the 1880 that that we familiarly call the old red brick. A building that is no longer there, but was in the location where the gallery is today. And the museum moved in 1968 from its now former location on the National Mall to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in washington, d. C. , where it was housed for years before moving to silver spring, where we are today. The museum today is a museum of 25 million objects. Most of those are in f
Especially in comparison. Thank you, it has been an honor. Dr. Carson, dr. Wilson. Thank you very much. [applause] you are watching American History tv, 48 hours of programming on American History every weekend on cspan3. Follow us on twitter for the schedule of upcoming programs and history news. Each week, american artifacts these americans into Historic Sites around the country. We visit the National Museum of health in Washington Health just outside of washington, d. C. To look at artifacts related to the assassination of president lincoln. Guide our final stop today is an exhibit on the assassination of president lincoln. These are artifacts collected during those hours that surgeons were treating him after he was shot at fords theatre, and during, and after his autopsy the next day. You might remember that Abraham Lincoln is shot at fords theatre at about 10 30 a. M. On friday the 14th, 1855. This is just a few days after the surrender to grant at appomattox, effectively ending t
On the u. S. Strategy in u. S. And iraq and afghanistan. Each week, american artifacts takes viewers into museums and Historic Sites across the country. We visit the u. S. National museum of health and medicine. Some viewers may find images in this program disturbing. Mr. Clarke welcome. Im tim clarke and im the museums Deputy Director and we are spending time on the civil war medicine exhibit and special other things to show you. The National Museum of health and medicine was founded in 1862 and known as the Army Medical Museum and the mission was to collect specimens of morbid anatomy and send them to washington to study to improve the care of the soldier. At the time of the civil war the museums staff were doing the business of Lessons Learned. They were trying to understand the nature of Battlefield Medicine, and trauma and share it with their counterparts on the battlefield. This museum and its collection started during the war and in the early days, the museum was housed in the S
Follow us on twitter. Each week, american artifacts takes viewers into museums and Historic Sites across the country. Next, we visit the u. S. National museum of health and medicine. To look at items related to president lincolns assassination. Our final stop today features artifacts that were collected during those hours that insurgents were treating him after he was shot at ford theater. And during and after his autopsy the next day. You might remember that Abraham Lincoln shot at ford theater at about 1030 on friday the 14th of april, 1865. This is just a few days after lee surrendered to grant at appomattox, effectively ending the civil war. Lincoln is at the play and a shot in the back of the head by john wilkes booth. Buy a small lead bullet. That bullet exactly on display here. I do concede in the small glass globe. The bullet was collected the next day. In the hours though, just shortly after lincoln is shot, the surgeon general, Joseph Barnes response to the president side. De
I wish i could stay longer, but my role is very brief. Im bill miller and developed to festival and writing programs here at george mason. [applause] thank you. I was going to say that youve arrived at fault for the book whether you intended to or not. If your array was accidental because you were interested in neil gaiman, this is we started the festival wednesday. We are having a great time. We dont end until sunday. Theres programs in the floppy. With a few big ones up if youre interested in other events. In this german sunday. [applause] following me to the podium will be the mayor of fairfax city, race Silverthorne Houle introduced a nice case. We are going to keep things to a minimum and shift to formality staff. Hes going to read, take questions from cars that some of you filled out an answer those and then read again. Then we would do the presentation and then he will be done. Bookstore will be open in the lobby if you havent had a chance to buy one of the present looks. So her