Discover the terrible medical conditions in Andersonville prison through the eyes of one Southern surgeon – Dr. John M. Howell
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Disease killed more soldiers in the Civil War than battle injuries. This blog post examines specific outbreaks of one disease, yellow fever, in Key West.
As the 2018 growing season ends, NMCWM volunteer Greg Susla recaps the expansion to the Pry House Medicinal Garden this year.
Discover the experience of a parent looking for their wounded child after a Civil War battle by following Oliver Wendell Holmes’ search for his son.
Read about the experience of one wounded Union soldier after the battle of Chancellorsville. Rice Bull described the terrible scenes.
Discover how Union surgeons of Cloud Springs Hospital cared for patients even after they were captured by Confederate cavalry.
Read how the Stickley family table went from family gathering place to Civil War operating table at the Battle of Cedar Creek.
This 1863 manual detailed instructions for surgeons in the medical procedures to enlist soldiers into the United States Army.
Union surgeon John Brinton’s medical service during the Civil War influenced the study of medicine in the United States for years to come.
