How Civil War Medicine saved the life of a future president.
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Soldiers Life
Civil War veterans, particularly those with disabilities, faced significant challenges returning to society.
“The bandaged head, the empty sleeve, and the stump of a leg, told a tale louder than words could speak.”
Just as Joss Whedon challenged the society’s preconceived notion of the girl in a horror movie by creating Buffy, we challenge you to second-guess what you think of women in the past.
Meet the first amputee of the Civil War: the man who will go on to create a prosthetic empire.
Many of the rituals that we now understand to make up the American funerary tradition were developed and shaped in the 19th century
Discover the stunning history of Civil War prosthetics and the men that wore them.
Forget nip/tuck, plastic surgery had a whole different meaning during the Civil War.
Over 400 women disguised themselves as men during the American Civil War. How did they do it?
