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Civil War Medicine

October 3, 2023 by Tracey McIntire

Learn how the Lee-Fendall House played a role in Civil War medicine.

Tagged With: Alexandria, Civil War, Civil War Hospitals, Civil War Medicine, Grosvenor Branch Hospital, Lee-Fendall House

September 18, 2023 by Tracey McIntire

Join National Museum of Civil War Medicine staff members as they reveal some of the tragic stories of soldiers who were wounded at the September 1862 battles of South Mountain and Antietam.

Tagged With: Antietam, Civil War Hospitals, Civil War Medicine, South Mountain, Wounded soldiers

September 14, 2023 by Tracey McIntire

Learn the inspiring story of one woman’s efforts to prove her sanity and reform 19th century mental health care.

Tagged With: 19th century medicine, asylums, Civil War Medicine, Elizabeth Packard, Kate Moore, Mental Health, Women's History

September 5, 2023 by Tracey McIntire

Learn about more prominent generals wounded during the Civil War.

Filed Under: Hospitals, Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Soldiers, Soldiers Life Tagged With: Civil War Medicine, generals, Wounded

August 28, 2023 by Tracey McIntire

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Tagged With: 29th annual conference, Antietam Battlefield, Civil War, Civil War Medicine, Scott Woodard

August 8, 2023 by Tracey McIntire

Ice was considered a standard medical necessity and was supplied to Civil War hospitals in mass quantities.

Filed Under: Battlefield Medicine, Hospitals, Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Soldiers, Technology Tagged With: Civil War Hospitals, Civil War Medicine, ice

August 8, 2023 by Tracey McIntire

Museum staff will be discussing some of the influential Bay Staters who contributed to the field of Civil War medicine.

Tagged With: Bay State, Civil War Medicine, Massachusetts

July 19, 2023 by Tracey McIntire

Gangrene or hospital gangrene was one of the deadliest infections at the start of the Civil War.

Filed Under: Hospitals, Medical Equipment, Medical Staff, Medicine And Drugs, Personal Hygiene, Soldiers, Technology Tagged With: Civil War Hospitals, Civil War Medicine, disease, gangrene

June 26, 2023 by Tracey McIntire

Learn about the Titanic’s connection to Civil War medicine.

Filed Under: Civilians, Hospitals, Medical Staff, Soldiers, Soldiers Life, Technology, Women Tagged With: Civil War Medicine, Francis Millet, Titanic

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