About Madeline

Madeline Feierstein is a dedicated local historian with a deep expertise in the Civil War history of Alexandria, Virginia, particularly focusing on its military hospitals and prisons. As a docent at the Lee-Fendall House Museum, Madeline co-founded the Civil War Research Team and developed the popular Civil War Hospital Tour. Her meticulous research has been showcased at prestigious institutions, including the Alexandria History Society and the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. She leads significant projects documenting the soldiers who were treated and fell in Alexandria’s wartime hospitals. 

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Additionally, Madeline supports the National Museum of Civil War Medicine at several of their locations and leads cemetery tours with Gravestone Stories. 

 

Originally from Washington D.C., Madeline earned her Bachelor of Science in Criminology from George Mason University. She has received her Master of Arts in American History from Southern New Hampshire University and plans to continue her academic journey with a doctoral degree in history in the near future.