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This 1863 manual detailed instructions for surgeons in the medical procedures to enlist soldiers into the United States Army.

Union surgeon John Brinton's medical service during the Civil War influenced the study of medicine in the United States for years to come.

The exhaustive planning that went into saving lives during D-Day stems from the efforts of surgeon Jonathan Letterman during the Civil War.

Discover the unique and crucial role parasites played in the life and death of Civil War soldiers.

Discover how the actions of Confederate surgeon Hunter Holmes McGuire changed the coarse of American military medicine forever.

The innovator who first utilized ether as an anesthetic more 15 years earlier, brought his techniques personally to wounded soldiers on the battlefield.

Using period references, Greg Susla reveals the various ways belladonna was used to treat injuries during the American Civil War.

Scholars talk a lot about what Civil War surgeons did, but no one seems to have asked: what did Civil War surgeons feel?

Discover how Civil War medical personnel adapted following a battle which took place 250 miles from adequate shelter and supplies.