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Germ theory might not have been discovered during the Civil War, but how close did doctors get? Read Kyle Dalton’s blog post to find out.
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Frederick’s largest Civil War hospital, General Hospital #1, cared for patients throughout the war. Read about how it expanded from two buildings to 38.
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Read the story of a field hospital at the Battle of the Wilderness. The authors provide a detailed look at the doctors and patients at Ellwood Manor.
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Experiments on Joshua L. Chamberlain’s Petersburg wounds led to modern care. Though an uncomfortable and long road, people of the present benefit.
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Read how wounded soldiers were cared for after one of the first major battles of the Civil War – Wilson’s Creek – fought outside Springfield Missouri.
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In this post, we explore some of the most prominent stretcher models that were widely used or the most creative in their approach during the Civil War
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Although germ theory hadn’t been discovered by the start of the Civil War, many throughout history had gotten closer than you might think.
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Kyle Dalton concludes the two part series about anesthesia in the Civil War by focusing on the Confederate experience with it.
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Read about the history of anesthesia leading up to and during the Civil War. Rather than biting the bullet, anesthesia was more common than you might think.
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Learn how Maryland veterans from both sides dealt with their wartime experineces (from wounds to finding new work) after returning home.
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