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 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 we family call the old red brick in a buildi
Disaster. What about my troops . Whatever complains black soldiers may have had about lincoln so p progress in a mess and aiding and mans of hating the slaves vanished. They mourned the death of abraham lincoln. There was no greater legacy to abraham lincoln. I notes of legacy. Abraham lincolns usually on a knowledge legacy of the men white and black, in the armies and navies of the union. Look at how they honored lincoln. They behaves as the fine soldiers they had become. I think lincoln would have been proud to know that. The next month following lincolns assassination, and event took place over three days right here in d. C. The grand review of the armies of the east and west. There was a touch of melancholy. Captured so beautifully i chamberlin. Here was the president , his cabinet, ambassadors, judges, offices of the nation and states, but we missed the deep sad eyes of lincoln coming to u. S. Something is lacking to our hearts now at the supreme hour. They were coming home. 600,0
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