Join us at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine on Saturday, March 1st at 3 p.m., for our Saturday Speaker Series!

Preservationist, collector, and past Interim President and CEO of the Gettysburg Foundation David Malgee will share some of his special artifacts and tell the story of Colonel Eliakim Sherrill. A Confederate bullet struck down and mortally wounded Sherrill while he was defending against Pickett’s Charge on July 3, 1863, during the Battle of Gettysburg.

Malgee has spent years researching Eliakim Sherrill, the colonel of the 126th New York Infantry. Sherrill and his regiment were captured at Harpers Ferry, but back in the Army of the Potomac in time to fight at Gettysburg. After helping to lead a dramatic charge on July 2, 1863, Sherrill received a mortal wound during Pickett’s Charge. Malgee owns the uniform Sherrill was wearing when he received his death wound and he will be exhibiting it at the Museum for the presentation. Come see it in person!

This event is included with admission to the Museum, and it is FREE for members of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine.