{"id":14984,"date":"2013-05-06T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T15:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=14984"},"modified":"2013-05-05T23:51:56","modified_gmt":"2013-05-06T04:51:56","slug":"fort-defiance-interpretive-center-to-host-civil-war-medical-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2013\/05\/06\/fort-defiance-interpretive-center-to-host-civil-war-medical-display\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Defiance Interpretive Center to host Civil War Medical Display"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-117019\" title=\"Fort Defiance Interpretive Center\" alt=\"Fort Defiance Interpretive Center\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ftdefiance-200x111.png\" width=\"200\" height=\"111\" \/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; The Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, located at 120 Duncan Street, will host a medical display Saturday, May 25th from 10:00am to 5:00pm.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibit will feature presentations by Mark Britton and include a collection of medical items used during the 19th century to include necessary tools for blood-letting, various surgical procedures and preparation of period medicinal products.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_58508\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_0646.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58508\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-58508 \" title=\"Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, Clarksville TN.\" alt=\"Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, Clarksville TN.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_0646-480x320.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-58508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, Clarksville TN.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more-->The display will include information regarding use of indigenous herbs used in medical practices, based upon the book \u201cResources in Southern Fields and Forests,\u201d by Dr. Francis Peyre Porcher of the Confederate States of America Surgeon General\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, visitors can also tour the permanent exhibit which includes the 18-minute film, \u201cCrossroads of Change 1861-1865\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>This one-day exhibit is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>For a more information, please visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofclarksville.com\" >www.cityofclarksville.com<\/a> or call 931.472.3351.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clarksville, TN &#8211; The Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, located at 120 Duncan Street, will host a medical display Saturday, May 25th from 10:00am to 5:00pm. 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