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Civil War Medicine

January 19, 2022 by Tracey McIntire

John Lustrea will talk with Dr. Allison Johnson about her book of writings by veterans who lost the use of their right arm.

Tagged With: amputees, Civil War Medicine, civil war veterans

January 19, 2022 by Tracey McIntire

John Lustrea will talk with Kyle Dalton about his research of Civil War surgeries on both sides that were conducted without anesthesia, and why this was a rare occurrence.  

Tagged With: Anesthesia, Civil War Medicine, Civil War surgeons, Surgery

January 18, 2022 by Tracey McIntire

John Lustrea will talk with Brad Stone about the impact French medical innovations had on the Civil War.

Tagged With: Brad Stone, Civil War Hospitals, Civil War Medicine, France, National Museum of Civil War Medicine

January 6, 2022 by Tracey McIntire Leave a Comment

Research by the Museum’s Kyle Dalton shows that unanesthetized surgery in the Civil War was extremely rare.

Filed Under: Hospitals, Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Soldiers, Technology Tagged With: amputations, Anesthesia, Civil War Hospitals, Civil War Medicine, Civil War surgeons

November 9, 2021 by Tracey McIntire

The letters of Joseph Welsh, a dying Civil War soldier, illustrate the cost of disease in the ranks. Welch died of typhoid fever.

Filed Under: Children, Civilians, Hospitals, Medicine And Drugs, Personal Hygiene, Soldiers, Soldiers Life, Technology Tagged With: Civil War Medicine, Civil War soldiers, disease, Soldier letters, Typhoid Fever

October 20, 2021 by David Price

John Lustrea will talk with historian James Gindlesperger about his latest book on the aid stations and field hospitals at Gettysburg.

Tagged With: Battle of Gettysburg, Civil War Hospitals, Civil War Medicine, James Gindlesperger

October 19, 2021 by Tracey McIntire

Explore the museum and learn how Civil War railroads helped wounded soldiers Join the Railroaders Memorial Museum and Railroad City Brewing Company on Thursday, November 4 for their History After […]

Tagged With: Civil War Medicine, Jake Wynn, Railroaders Memorial Museum, railroads

September 28, 2021 by David Price

Historian Matt Borders will highlight stories from his latest book about wounded Union soldiers at the Battle of South Mountain.

Tagged With: Civil War Medicine, Matt Borders, South Mountain, Wounded soldiers

July 2, 2021 by David Price

Frederick, Maryland c 1862

Walk in the footsteps of doctors, nurses, and civilians who cared for 8,000 wounded soldiers in Downtown Frederick with Museum docents

Tagged With: Civil War Medicine, Downtown Frederick, National Museum of Civil War Medicine, One Vast Hospital, Walking Tour

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