Learn about the medical schools and training available to Civil War doctors.
Civil War Medicine: Origins
Civil War surgeons often prescribed medicines that if given today, would certainly raise an eyebrow
Read the fascinating story of how iodine was discovered and used in early medicine
Germ theory might not have been discovered during the Civil War, but how close did doctors get? Read Kyle Dalton’s blog post to find out.
Although germ theory hadn’t been discovered by the start of the Civil War, many throughout history had gotten closer than you might think.
Kyle Dalton concludes the two part series about anesthesia in the Civil War by focusing on the Confederate experience with it.
Read about the history of anesthesia leading up to and during the Civil War. Rather than biting the bullet, anesthesia was more common than you might think.
Learn about the debate over the choice to use the Caduceus or the Rod of Asclepius to represent Civil War medicine in the museum’s new logo.
Historian Michelle Herbelin explains how medical practice changed from the United States War with Mexico in 1846 to the Civil War in 1861.
