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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
Join The Cavalry For Better Health?
“The very young soldier, it has been remarked, wears better in the cavalry than in the infantry brand of the service, and in that sphere he may have a chance to cope successfully with his hardier comrades. It is perhaps … Continue reading
Posted in Cavalry, Medical
Tagged cavalry, Civil War Horses, Civil War medicine, Medical, Union enlistments
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“This Surgeon Brought and Introduced Col. Chamberlain of Maine”
Special thanks to Brian Swartz for discussing the primary source quote with me and confirming that there should be a blog post about it! It had been a while since I’d seen a new Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain anecdote that I … Continue reading
Posted in Medical
Tagged Civil War medicine, Jane Gray Swisshelm, Joshua L. Chamberlain, Overland Campaign
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Symposium Spotlight: What If… The Army Medical Museum and Medical Professionalism
With less than three months remaining until our symposium, several of our authors will further explore topics relating to their ‘What If’ theme. Today, Jon Tracey further explores Civil War medicine at the Army Medical Museum… Civil War medicine brings … Continue reading
Book Review: Invisible Wounds
Invisible Wounds: Mental Illness and Civil War Soldiers By Dillon J. Carroll Louisiana State University Press, 2021, $45 hardcover Reviewed by Meg Groeling In the last ten or so years there have been a nice handful of books written about … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Medical
Tagged Book Review, Civil War medicine, Mental Trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, wounded
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