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Medical Care at Second Manassas: Reaching A Crossroads?
At the crossroads of the Sudley-Manassas Road and Warrenton Turnpike (now modern roads Route 29/Lee Highway and 234/Sudley Road) stands a historic stone house. Dating back to 1848, this structure has stood guard at the trafficked intersection and witnessed two … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Medical
Tagged ambulance, Battle of Second Bull Run, Battle of Second Manassas, field hospitals, Harvey Black, Thomas McParlin, wounded
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Chloroform: Uses and Effects, Part 2
Click here to read Part 1 The medical volumes are helpful for understanding the theories of how chloroform was supposed to be used, but what about the actual experience of soldiers put under its influence for an operation? And why … Continue reading
Posted in Medical
Tagged Chloroform, Civil War medicine, field hospitals, medical care, medicine
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ECW Weekender: Keedysville, Maryland
I’d spent the day driving and researching at three different libraries. By the time the late sunset hour approached, I needed to get out-of-doors, but I didn’t really feel like going battlefielding that evening. Then, I remembered Keedysville… It’s a … Continue reading
“Boys like me should have been at home with their mothers”: Private William Perry at the Wilderness
William Wallace Perry did not stand an imposing figure on a battlefield like his namesake. The fourteen year old barely fit into the uniform he was assigned. It is unclear how the youngster managed to escape detection when he joined … Continue reading
Hospitals Of First Manassas
Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Paige Gibbons-Backus One hundred and fifty-six years ago this July, Americans reached a deadly point in American history in Prince William County at the Battle of First Manassas (or Bull Run). … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Civil War Events, Medical, Upcoming Events
Tagged Battle of First Manassas, Ben Lomond Historic Site, Dr. Craighill, Dr. Hunter McGuire, Fanny Ricketts, field hospitals, Holkum's Branch, Matthew's House, medical care, Pringle House Hospital, Sudley Methodist Church, surgeon
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