From Battlefield to Burial: The Civil War’s Mortuary Legacy

Name: From Battlefield to Burial: The Civil War’s Mortuary Legacy
Start: 2025-10-07T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-07T19:00:00-04:00
Location: 140 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17325

Adams County Library System

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Tue, 07 Oct, 2025 at 06:00 pm

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140 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17325

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Tue, 07 Oct, 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm (EDT)

140 Baltimore Street, Pennsylvania 17325

140 Baltimore St, Gettysburg, PA 17325-2311, United States

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From Battlefield to Burial: The Civil War’s Mortuary Legacy

Join Rhea Brandenburg as we uncover
The often-overlooked story of the Civil War
embalmers. This presentation will detail the
chemical processes, the social context, and
the long-term consequences of this practice,
revealing how it propelled mortuary science
into the modern era.
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From Battlefield to Burial: The Civil War’s Mortuary Legacy

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025 at 06:00 pm