Civil War medicine conference will include program on prosthetic limbs

Civil War enthusiasts and some in the medical profession are expected in the Frederick, Md., area late next month for the 28th Conference on Civil War Medicine. The event is hosted by the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. John Lustrea, director of education for the museum, says, “We recently had some prosthetic limbs restored in our collection, and we’re going bring those out for people to get a close up look at. We’re to have the conservator on hand as well to answer questions and say a little piece of the process in preserving the limbs.” -- Article