Davis and Elkins College & The Rich Mountain Battlefield Foundation Present…

Fighting Disease and Patching Wounds: Medical Service During the Civil War

Our annual Civil War Symposium is coming soon! On Saturday April 5, 2025, join us at Davis and Elkins College’s Myles Center for the Arts.

Check out further details about each speaker on the Rich Mountain Battlefield Facebook page. Each week leading up to the event, we will highlight another of the illustrious speakers.

Tickets 

General Admission: $35, lunch included

Students with ID: Free, lunch ticket available with a D&E meal swipe!

Purchase tickets at the Square link under Details, or call 304-637-7424

Schedule

9:00 am: Registration and Refreshments
10:00 am: “The Union Civil War Hospitals of West Virginia”– Christy Perry Tuohey
11:00 am: “Illness and Death in the Department of West Virginia”- Dr. Mathew Lively
12:00 pm: Lunch Break – Lunch provided on site.
1:00 pm: “A Revolution on Four Wheels: The Ambulance in the Civil War” – Dana Shoaf
2:00 pm: “Maria Fontaine’s Odyssey: Typhoid, Measles and Mud.” – Hunter Lesser
3:00 pm: Panel Discussion

Menu

Green Salad, Beef Stew, and Bread

Dessert: Blackberry Pie

Beverages: Coffee, Tea, Water