Cholera was a deadly disease and New York City was prepared to fight it because of the Civil War
What caused the worst industrial accident in the Civil War?
General John Brown Gordon’s Civil War story is one of incredible survival.
Learn about Dr. Zabdiel Boylston Adams, Civil War surgeon
Learn how the use of opium to treat Civil War soldiers led to many cases of addiction
Learn about Carrie Cutter, the first female nurse to die during the Civil War.
Learn about Surgeon General William Hammond.
Learn about Camp Letterman, the largest military hospital built on the Gettysburg battlefield.
Learn about Mary Ann Shadd Cary, an African American woman who recruited for the Union Army
