Important Announcement: Bowman Library Renovations

Bowman Library will be installing new carpeting from January 12–23. During this time, some services will be limited:

  • Printing will be limited
  • Only laptop computers will be available
  • Study rooms will be unavailable
  • Access to many adult materials will be limited
  • Faxing and scanning will be unavailable

These services will still be available at both Handley Library and Clarke County branches.
Thank you for your patience as we make improvements to your library.

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Deadlier Than Bullets

Program Type:

Friends Events

Age Group:

Teens (12+), Adults, Families
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Event Details

Join us for an enlightening joint presentation with Winchester-Frederick Historical Society as presenter Dr. Dianne Murphy will take us through the impact of infectious disease on the Civil War. Dr. Murphy returns after presenting The Impact of the Civil War on Medicine in the fall of 2023. This presentation will be about the knowledge, or lack thereof, about various diseases that killed more soldiers than the roar of cannons and the whistle of bullets. A background will be given about the commonly held beliefs about contagion diseases, and a brief discussion of the various killer diseases such as cholera, typhoid, dysentery, syphilis etc. Dr. Murphy will also give some information about how some battles might have been determined by the diseases of the men and generals.