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Category Archives: Medical
Civil War Medicine: “Have You Nerve Enough For Such Things?”
While researching some soldier accounts of the battle of Port Republic last June, I found the collection of John V. Hadley’s letters, published in the Indiana Magazine of History in 1963. I typically read some of the letters beyond the … Continue reading
Civil War Medicine: Dr. Abner O. Shaw and the hard-on-surgeons 20th Maine
A replacement assistant surgeon for the 20th Maine Infantry Regiment, Dr. Abner Ormiel Shaw is best known for helping save the life of Joshua L. Chamberlain at Petersburg. There is much more to Shaw’s story, however, and had the 20th … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Maine Infantry Regiment, 20th Maine Infantry Regiment, 7th New York Militia, Abner Ormiel Shaw, Adelbert Ames, Atherton W. Clark, Belfast, binding-a-nations-wounds, Brian Swartz, Charles D. Gilmore, Civil War medicine, Columbia University, Dr. Nahum P. Monroe, Eaton Shaw, Elizabeth Sanford, Ellis Spear, Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg, Grenville Baker, John Benson, John L. Hodsdon, Joshua L. Chamberlain, Maine Medical Society, Mary Roberts Shaw, Morris W. Townsend, Nahum Hersom, New Portland, New York City, Newport, Penobscot County, Petersburg, Portland, Rappahannock Station, Readfield, Sanford, Siroella Bennett, Tom Chamberlain, V Corps, Walter G. Morrill
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Civil War Medicine: Florence Nightingale, The Influencer
While every woman who volunteered to nurse during the Civil War had their own reasons for doing so, one of the more popularly cited motivators for these women was not even American. Florence Nightingale, the “Lady with the Lamp” who … Continue reading
Civil War Medicine: John Chase and the Lasting Legacies of Wartime Medicine
Civil War medicine did not exist in a vacuum only on battlefields and in hospitals. It began long before armies met in combat or men became ill; it began in classrooms, books, and lectures as surgeons and doctors learned and … Continue reading
Posted in Common Soldier, Medical
Tagged 5th Maine Battery, amputation, binding-a-nations-wounds, Chancellorsville, East Cemetery Hill, Gettysburg, John Chase, left-armed corps, left-handed writing contest, Lightner Farm, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Medal of Honor, medicine, Steven's Knoll
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ECW Weekender: National Museum of Civil War Medicine
In honor of the recently launched Medical series on the blog, I thought we’d highlight a special museum for this week’s ECW Weekender. Before my visit to the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick Maryland, the most I … Continue reading
Civil War Medicine: Andrew Henderson, John Pope, and a Challenging Medical Decision at Sea
Civil War era warships were cramped with little privacy with sailors still sleeping in hammocks instead of beds. Officers generally had better living conditions, with the tradeoff of separation from the enlisted crew in status, activity, and expectations. Though they … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Federal, Medical, Navies
Tagged Andrew Henderson, Battle of the Head of Passes, binding-a-nations-wounds, Captain John Pope, Charles Darwin, Civil War medicine, David D. Porter, Frederic Hill, Hiram Paulding, Joseph Shively, Mississippi River, Patrick O'Brian, USS Richmond, USS Vincennes, William McKean
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Civil War Medicine: Help! How Do I Find…?
This year I’ve been referencing The Medical & Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion rather frequently. However, it can get frustrating to use the volumes without a cheat-sheet guide. Like the Official Records of the battle reports, the … Continue reading
Civil War Medicine: Sound Medical Advice…Or Not
Antebellum medicine has an established reputation as being backwards and entrenched in archaic medical practices that often caused more harm than good. This is certainly true when considering “heroic medicine” and its use of blood-letting, leeches, and dangerous poisons like … Continue reading
Civil War Medicine: Binding A Nation’s Wounds — An Introduction
Introducing a new series on the Emerging Civil War blog… Over the next few weeks, we’ll be taking a look at various aspects Civil War era medical theories, practices, and innovations. As seen through the experiences of professional doctors to … Continue reading
