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.
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Medicine And Drugs
During the Civil War soldiers and civilians alike turned to music not just as a distraction, but also for comforting reassurance.
Hear museum volunteer and retired pharmacist Greg Susla describe the restoration process of the Pry House medicinal herb garden.
The value of a dead loved one plucked from their eternal rest in a Baltimore graveyard? Just $10 each.
Private William McCarter’s treatment after the battle of Fredericksburg is an excellent case study of Civil War medical care.
Learn how hundreds of Civil War veterinarians cared for millions of horses, mules, and camels.
The battle was over, the dead lay in heaps,
Pat Murphy lay bleeding and gory,
A hole through his head, from rifleman’s shot,
Had finished his passion for glory.
“Ladies! If you’ve got here you’ll get anywhere.”
Schoolteacher Clara Jones engaged in full time hospital work in the summer of 1862.
