Dr. Allison Johnson shows how Union soldiers who had a right arm amputated used their left arm to relate their wartime experiences in unexpected ways.
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Medicine And Drugs
Read about Confederate cavalryman Thomas Wallace Colley’s journey from the saddle to the hospital as he dealt with three wounds during the Civil War.
Find out how a poor diet contributed to one of the most deadly diseases of the Civil War – diarrhea.
After the North instituted a draft in 1863, enrollment board surgeons faced an incredibly tough task – determining real disabilities from fake ones.
Read the astonishing story of Private Elisha Rice Reed at the Battle of Gettysburg. His wounding and treatment provide a window into Civil War medical care.
Discover the terrible medical conditions in Andersonville prison through the eyes of one Southern surgeon – Dr. John M. Howell
Disease killed more soldiers in the Civil War than battle injuries. This blog post examines specific outbreaks of one disease, yellow fever, in Key West.
As the 2018 growing season ends, NMCWM volunteer Greg Susla recaps the expansion to the Pry House Medicinal Garden this year.
Read about the experience of one wounded Union soldier after the battle of Chancellorsville. Rice Bull described the terrible scenes.
