Learn about Surgeon General William Hammond.
William Hammond
Union surgeon John Brinton’s medical service during the Civil War influenced the study of medicine in the United States for years to come.
In an age many consider to be medically archaic, medical professionals were already making connections between good ventilation, cleanliness, and health.
One of our most commonly asked questions is “Where did all those soldiers go to the bathroom?” The story of Civil War sanitation and sewage in hospitals is not often told, but one that should not be neglected.
One of the greatest innovations of Civil War medicine was … a museum.
