Join Brad Stone in-person on June 13th at 7:00 p.m., as this National Museum of Civil War Medicine volunteer outlines how animals served our nation during that period. In fact, animals played an indispensable role in nearly every major aspect of the Civil War.
Contributions were made by a wide variety of animals including dogs, cats, camels, badgers, pigs, silkworms, and almost elephants. Farm animals were sources of vital food and war materials. Horses and mules transported essential supplies to the armies. Horse cavalry enhanced the armies’ offensive and intelligence operations. And animal mascots comforted and inspired soldiers on the battlefront. Their service and sacrifice left a legacy that continues in our military to this very day.
Presenter Short Bio: Brad Stone is a volunteer at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick, MD and aboard the USS Constellation in Baltimore Harbor. Over the past few years, he has developed presentations on an assortment of Civil War-related topics. His talks have been given at a wide variety of venues including the Gettysburg Heritage Center, the Antietam Battlefield National Park and the U.S. Navy Museum at the Navy Yard in Washington, DC. A couple of his talks have also been televised nationally on C-SPAN3 American History TV.