The Civil War saw the use of ships as hospitals and for patient transport.
Civil War hospitals
Bellevue Hospital is one of the oldest medical institutions in the United States originating as an 18th century poorhouse.
Medical innovations in the Civil War also included methods of transporting the wounded, including hospital trains.
Satterlee Hospital was one of the most famous Civil War hospitals
Salisbury Prison was notorious for its lack of prisoner care–but it did have hospitals
Author M.A. Schaffner tells the little-known story of the convalescent camp in Arlington, Virginia
Learn about Camp Letterman, the largest military hospital built on the Gettysburg battlefield.
Read about Surgeon William Child’s first experience of war at the Battle of Antietam – the bloodiest day in American history.
Alcohol is often associated with war, but just how pervasive was its use during the American Civil War? Read this article to find out.
