Meet the first amputee of the Civil War: the man who will go on to create a prosthetic empire.
by David Price
Amputation
Discover the stunning history of Civil War prosthetics and the men that wore them.
Like nerdy fun, beer, and good company? Join the National Museum of Civil War Medicine and Atlas Obscura for Nerd Nite DC to explore what’s wondrous and curious about the Civil War.
Join Atlas Obscura as they get into the Halloween spirit and turn Clara Barton’s Missing Soldiers Office into an impromptu operating theater.
