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March 1, 2018 by David Price Leave a Comment

Post War painting of The Battle of Pea Ridge.

“All the houses within three miles of the field were taken for hospitals.”

Filed Under: Children, Hospitals, Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Soldiers, Soldiers Life, Technology Tagged With: Arkansas, Cassville, McGugin, Missouri, Pea Ridge, The Battle of Pea Ridge, Western Sanitary Commission

February 20, 2018 by David Price

In an age many consider to be medically archaic, medical professionals were already making connections between good ventilation, cleanliness, and health.

Filed Under: Civilians, Hospitals, Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Personal Hygiene, Soldiers, Technology Tagged With: Chimborazo, Florence Nightingale, Pavilion Hospital, Satterlee, William Hammond

January 21, 2018 by David Price Leave a Comment

One of our most commonly asked questions is “Where did all those soldiers go to the bathroom?” The story of Civil War sanitation and sewage in hospitals is not often told, but one that should not be neglected.

Filed Under: African American, Hospitals, Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Personal Hygiene, Soldiers Tagged With: Civil War, Civil War Hospitals, Civil War Medicine, Civil War sanitation, Satterlee, William Hammond

December 20, 2017 by David Price Leave a Comment

From grandma’s apple pie to Doc Goodin’s poison ivy remedy, Greg Susla talks about the various ways medicinal plants were used during the Civil War.

Filed Under: Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Soldiers, Technology Tagged With: Civil War Medicine, Greg Susla, herbal medicine, pharmacy, pry garden, Pry House Field Hospital Museum

December 1, 2017 by David Price Leave a Comment

During the Civil War soldiers and civilians alike turned to music not just as a distraction, but also for comforting reassurance.

Filed Under: Civilians, Hospitals, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Soldiers, Soldiers Life, Technology Tagged With: Catherine Bateson, Civil War, Civil War Medicine, civil war music, Jonathan Lewis Whittaker, Robert E. Lee, William Corby

November 19, 2017 by David Price Leave a Comment

As the Civil War’s bloodiest year came to its close, citizens and soldiers alike realized they had a lot to be thankful for despite the dreary situation.

Filed Under: Civilians, Hospitals, Medical Staff, Nutrition, Soldiers, Women Tagged With: Civil War, Civil War Hospitals, Frederick, Frederick History, Robert F. Weir, Robert H. Williams, Thanksgiving

November 2, 2017 by David Price Leave a Comment

Western red cedar raised beds with the newly planted herbs.

Hear museum volunteer and retired pharmacist Greg Susla describe the restoration process of the Pry House medicinal herb garden.

Filed Under: Civilians, Hospitals, Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Nutrition, Soldiers, Technology Tagged With: Civil War Medicine, Greg Susla, herbal medicine, medicinal garden, pry garden, Pry House Field Hospital Museum

October 26, 2017 by David Price Leave a Comment

A body for dissection being taken out of a whiskey barrel.

The value of a dead loved one plucked from their eternal rest in a Baltimore graveyard? Just $10 each.

Filed Under: African American, Civilians, Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Technology Tagged With: anatomy, Baltimore, bodysnatcher, bodysnatching, dissection, Frank, University of Maryland

September 28, 2017 by David Price Leave a Comment

Clara Jones- Civil War Medicine & Clara Barton Museum

Clara Jones never stopped caring for people in need after the Civil War. Read about her amazing story.

Filed Under: Civilians, Hospitals, Medical Staff, Soldiers, Women Tagged With: brandy station, Civil War, Civil War Hospitals, Civil War Medicine, Clara Barton, Clara Jones, Cornelia Hancock, National Association of Army Nurses of the Civil War, Women, Women's History

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