George Wunderlich

As Sandy bears down on Maryland, we talk live with Baltimore Sun reporter Scott Dance in Ocean City. We also call out to Western Maryland to ask University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science president Don Boesch what this storm can do to the bay.

The Civil War shaped America in ways that continue to play out 150 years later. We talk with George Wunderlich, who runs the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick, about how a set of orders issued in 1862 formed the basis of modern emergency medical treatment.

The Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, is often described as the bloodiest day in American military history. The carnage is hard to imagine- thousands of men killed, tens of thousands more wounded. Many died because of poor medical treatment and disorganization.