An examination of the medical aspects of Lincoln’s assassination
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Civilians
The Civil War spurred a change in attitude towards the way the dead were interred.
The Irish Brigade was one of the most famous units in the Civil War
The WSC provided excellent medical care to the wounded soldiers of the Western Theater despite not having the same access to materials and resources as the USSC.
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.
Civil War surgeons often prescribed medicines that if given today, would certainly raise an eyebrow
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
