Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office

06/14/2026

How do clothing and conflict intertwine? What can a hoop skirt, a soldier’s shirt, or a nurse’s apron reveal about a country at war with itself?

Join Emma Rowland at the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum on July 11, 2026 at 2PM for Fashion on the Front Lines: Dressing America in the Civil War!

For more information: https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/fashion-on-the-front-lines-dressing-america-in-the-civil-war/

06/13/2026

06/13/2026

A beautiful day in Downtown DC for Clara Barton’s Washington: A Walking Tour ☀️ be sure to catch our next walking tour on June 27!

🎟️ Tickets available at clarabartonmuseum.org

06/12/2026

The National Mall we know today looked very different during the Civil War...🐄

Join Park Ranger Caroline Liaupsin on August 8 at 2PM for Muster Grounds and Malarial Breeding Grounds: The National Mall During the Civil War!

For more information: clarabartonmuseum.org/event/muster-grounds-and-malarial-breeding-grounds-the-national-mall-during-the-us-civil-war/

06/11/2026

We are closing early TODAY, June 11, for a private event. We will return to our normal operating hours tomorrow, June 12!

06/10/2026

Join us on Friday, June 26 at 12PM for our next Brown Bag Lunch Speaker Series on S*x Work in Civil War Washington with Katie Kirkpatrick of Off the Mall Tours!

🎟 Reservations are required: clarabartonmuseum.org/event/brown-bag-lunch-speaker-series-sex-work-in-civil-war-washington/

06/08/2026

We are closing early on Thursday, June 11 for a private event. We will return to our normal operating hours the following day, June 12!

06/07/2026

The Missing Soldiers Office identified 22,000 missing people following the Civil War.

Who were they before the war?
How did they go missing?
And how did their families find closure in the aftermath?

Explore one story in our latest Missing Soldier Spotlight: Sgt. Stephen Decatur Hibler:
clarabartonmuseum.org/missing-soldier-spotlight-stephen-decatur-hibler/

06/06/2026

Follow in Clara Barton's footsteps — join us next Saturday for Clara Barton's Washington: A Walking Tour!

Reservations required: https://civilwarmed.donorshops.com/product/Clara-Barton-Washington-Walking-Tour-2026/clara-bartons-washington-walking-tour-2026-general-public-tickets

Free for members: https://civilwarmed.donorshops.com/product/Clara-Barton-Washington-Walking-Tour-2026-Mem/clara-bartons-washington-walking-tour-2026-member-registration