Learn about Dr. Zabdiel Boylston Adams, Civil War surgeon

Learn how the use of opium to treat Civil War soldiers led to many cases of addiction

Discover how Carrie Cutter, the wife of a Civil War surgeon, gave her life for her country.

Learn about Dr. William Hammond, Surgeon General of the U.S. during the Civil War

Learn about Camp Letterman, the largest military hospital built on the Gettysburg battlefield.

Learn about the effects of various types of artillery rounds during the Civil War

Kyle Nappi relates the story of his ancestor who was wounded in the jaw at the Fall of Petersburg.

The U.S. Signal Corps was founded in the Civil War. Learn how it developed and how it is still in use in today's Army.

In part two of this blog post, Kyle Dalton examines the incidents of unanesthetized surgery in the Confederacy