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Ashley Boen shares the history of irritable heart, a new diagnosis in 1862. Read more from The National Musuem of Civil Ware Medicine.

Hollywood has honed a popular myth about Civil War Medicine and the hospitals in which sick and wounded soldiers were treated during the American Civil War.

Read about Clara Barton's impact during the Civil War. Visit the Medicine Museum to learn about her & other iconic figures including Jonathan Letterman.

The Letterman Plan saved thousands of lives during the Civil War and became the basis for military medical evacuation plans across the globe.

Former Executive Director of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, and on-set adviser for Mercy Street shares how the show took shape and his thoughts.