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Medical Equipment

December 18, 2023 by Tracey McIntire

Learn about the medical schools and training available to Civil War doctors.

Filed Under: African American, Civilians, Hospitals, Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Soldiers, Technology, Women Tagged With: Civil War Medicine, doctors, medical schools, Surgeons, training

November 1, 2023 by Tracey McIntire

The history and use of an essential medical tool.

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September 18, 2023 by Tracey McIntire

The last installment of our series features four more wounded generals.

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September 5, 2023 by Tracey McIntire

Learn about more prominent generals wounded during the Civil War.

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August 22, 2023 by Tracey McIntire

Learn about some prominent generals wounded during the Civil War.

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August 8, 2023 by Tracey McIntire

Ice was considered a standard medical necessity and was supplied to Civil War hospitals in mass quantities.

Filed Under: Battlefield Medicine, Hospitals, Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Soldiers, Technology Tagged With: Civil War Hospitals, Civil War Medicine, ice

July 19, 2023 by Tracey McIntire

Gangrene or hospital gangrene was one of the deadliest infections at the start of the Civil War.

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June 7, 2023 by Tracey McIntire

The Civil War brought the hypodermic syringe into the mainstream of American medicine for the first time.

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April 11, 2023 by Tracey McIntire Leave a Comment

An examination of the medical aspects of Lincoln’s assassination

Filed Under: Civilians, Hospitals, Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Soldiers, Technology, Women Tagged With: Civil War Medicine, Lincoln assassination

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