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.
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.
Did CPR exist in the 19th century? How did doctors resuscitate patients during the Civil War?
Ambulance services began during the Civil War and continue today
Dr. Edward Squibb’s legacy during the Civil War continues today
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
