Kyle Nappi relates the story of his ancestor who was wounded in the jaw at the Fall of Petersburg.
Soldiers Life
Kyle Dalton explores the myth that recruits of the Civil War were only required to have two opposing teeth.
The U.S. Signal Corps was founded in the Civil War. Learn how it developed and how it is still in use in today’s Army.
The letters of Joseph Welsh, a dying Civil War soldier, illustrate the cost of disease in the ranks. Welch died of typhoid fever.
Read about Surgeon William Child’s first experience of war at the Battle of Antietam – the bloodiest day in American history.
Alcohol is often associated with war, but just how pervasive was its use during the American Civil War? Read this article to find out.
Read about the role of Gettysburg College in the treatment of the wounded after the Battle of Gettysburg.
Dr. Guy Hasegawa does a Q&A about his latest book “Matchless Organization: The Confederate Medical Department.”
From hospitalizations to forcing armies to abandon positions Typhoid Fever was a force to be reckoned with.
