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Union surgeon John Brinton’s medical service during the Civil War influenced the study of medicine in the United States for years to come.
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The exhaustive planning that went into saving lives during D-Day stems from the organizational efforts of surgeon Jonathan Letterman during the Civil War.
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Discover the unique and crucial role parasites played in the life and death of Civil War soldiers.
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Discover how the actions of Confederate surgeon Hunter Holmes McGuire changed the coarse of American military medicine forever.
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The innovator who first utilized ether as an anesthetic more 15 years earlier, brought his techniques personally to wounded soldiers on the battlefield.
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Using period references, Greg Susla reveals the various ways belladonna was used to treat injuries during the American Civil War.
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Scholars talk a lot about what Civil War surgeons did, but no one seems to have asked: what did Civil War surgeons feel?
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“All the houses within three miles of the field were taken for hospitals.”
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In an age many consider to be medically archaic, medical professionals were already making connections between good ventilation, cleanliness, and health.
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Retired pharmacist Greg Susla spotlights the medical benefits of foxglove and how it was used during the American Civil War.
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