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Medical Staff

August 5, 2020 by David Price

Read how wounded soldiers were cared for after one of the first major battles of the Civil War – Wilson’s Creek – fought outside Springfield Missouri.

Filed Under: Civilians, Hospitals, Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Personal Hygiene, Soldiers, Soldiers Life, Technology Tagged With: Battle of Wilson's Creek, Civil War Medicine, Civil War surgeons, HM Sprague, John Lustrea, Missouri, Philip C Davis, SH Melcher, WH White

July 22, 2020 by David Price

In this post, we explore some of the most prominent stretcher models that were widely used or the most creative in their approach during the Civil War

Filed Under: Hospitals, Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Soldiers, Technology Tagged With: Civil War Medicine, Coolidge, Halstead, Kyle Dalton, Satterlee, Stretchers, Tompkins, US Sanitary Commission

June 29, 2020 by David Price

Although germ theory hadn’t been discovered by the start of the Civil War, many throughout history had gotten closer than you might think.

Filed Under: Civilians, Hospitals, Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Personal Hygiene, Soldiers, Technology Tagged With: Civil War Medicine, Germ Theory, Kyle Dalton, Virus

June 8, 2020 by David Price

Kyle Dalton concludes the two part series about anesthesia in the Civil War by focusing on the Confederate experience with it.

Filed Under: Hospitals, Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Soldiers, Technology Tagged With: Anesthesia, Chisolm Inhaler, Civil War Medicine, Confederate Medicine, Dr. John J. Chisolm, Hunter Holmes McGuire, Kyle Dalton, Stonewall Jackson

June 2, 2020 by David Price

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.

Filed Under: Hospitals, Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Soldiers, Technology Tagged With: Anesthesia, chloroform, Dr. William Morton, Ether, Kyle Dalton

May 27, 2020 by David Price

Learn how Maryland veterans from both sides dealt with their wartime experineces (from wounds to finding new work) after returning home.

Filed Under: Civilians, Hospitals, Medical Staff, Nutrition, Soldiers, Technology Tagged With: Civil War Medicine, Maryland, Memorial Day, Soldiers Homes, Veterans

May 22, 2020 by David Price

Read about the conclusion of the USS Red Rover’s hospital ship service as well as the diverse crew members that cared for the wounded throughout the war.

Filed Under: African American, Hospitals, Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Soldiers, Technology, Women Tagged With: African American History, Fort Pillow, Hospital Ships, Jake Wynn, Mississippi River, Red Rover

May 21, 2020 by David Price

Read about the extensive service on the Mississippi River of one of the most famous hospital ships of the Civil War – the USS Red Rover.

Filed Under: African American, Hospitals, Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Soldiers, Technology, Women Tagged With: Civil War Medicine, Dr. George Bixby, Hospital Ships, Jake Wynn, Mississippi River, Red Rover, Vicksburg

May 7, 2020 by David Price

Read about medical care after the Battle of the Wilderness where medical personnel had to contend with fires and dense underbrush.

Filed Under: Hospitals, Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Soldiers Life, Technology Tagged With: Civil War Medicine, Field Hospital, Rachel Moses, The Battle of the Wilderness, Thomas McParlin, Ulysses S. Grant

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