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Read about the relationship between body snatching and the development of medical education in the United States

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 the millions of horses, mules, and camels required by the armies.

While removing a rock from his shoe near Petersburg, Virginia, a Confederate bullet tore through Private Peleg Bradford's knee.

The outbreak of war triggered an immediate response among Union civilians thinking about how best to supply and support the armies from the home front.

The Civil War meant a boom in business for doctors and quacks alike.

Just as Whedon challenged society’s preconceived notion of the girl in a horror movie, 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.

Read about those in the Civil War that used prosthetics after amputation. Find everything you need to know from National Museum of Civil War Medicine.