Civil War Medical Weekend with 17th Corps Field Hospital Group

Name: Civil War Medical Weekend with 17th Corps Field Hospital Group
Start: 2026-05-02T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-05-02T17:00:00-05:00
Location: 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53140

Schedule

Sat May 02 2026 at 10:00 am to 05:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53140 | Kenosha, WI

Saturday, May 2 | 10:00am – 4:00pm | Free
Sunday, May 3 | 12:00pm – 4:00pm | Free
Join the Civil War Museum and the 17th Corps Field Hospital for a weekend of interactive displays, presentations, and programs that explore the medical care provided to soldiers during the Civil War. Members of the 17th Corps Field Hospital, the largest Civil War Medical unit in the Midwest, will set up displays and materials highlighting Civil War-era surgery, nursing care, pharmaceuticals, and embalming at the Civil War Museum.
Activities include:
Civil War surgical demonstrations both Saturday and Sunday
View hundreds of original surgical instruments up close
Hear about the different diseases that affected soldiers during the Civil War
Learn how women nursed the wounded and sick
The 17th Corps Field Hospital is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation in Illinois that is dedicated to educating the public about Civil War Medicine. The group consists of educators, RN’s, accountants, first responders, retired Police Officers, and college students that do medical displays and demonstrations in the Midwest.