In the months after the Battle of Gettysburg, a Frederick resident made an explosive discovery along one of the city’s busiest thoroughfares.
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A sea-change in embalming came with the Civil War, during which there was an outcry for fallen soldiers to be returned to their families for burial.
Learn more about the doctor that diagnosed “irritable heart.”
Mercy Street is a good introduction into the world of Civil War medicine. As someone who has worked within the field as a public historian, it is incredible to watch a Civil War hospital ward come to life. The authenticity they achieved in crafting the world of Mansion House Hospital shines through, and the medicine you will see in the series won’t disappoint either.
Jonathan Letterman changed the course of the Civil War and of American medicine.
George Wunderlich, former Executive Director of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, and on-set adviser for Mercy Street shares his memories of how the show took shape and his thoughts about the […]
