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The Story of Satterlee Hospital

Satterlee Hospital was one of the most famous Civil War hospitals

Salisbury Prison was notorious for its lack of prisoner care–but it did have hospitals

A modern EMT looks at the Civil War legacy of ambulances

Author M.A. Schaffner tells the little-known story of the convalescent camp in Arlington, Virginia

What appears to be a drastic procedure can actually save a life

Read the fascinating story of how iodine was discovered and used in early medicine

Cholera was a deadly disease and New York City was prepared to fight it because of the Civil War

What caused the worst industrial accident in the Civil War?

General John Brown Gordon’s Civil War story is one of incredible survival.

Learn about Dr. Zabdiel Boylston Adams, Civil War surgeon

Learn how the use of opium to treat Civil War soldiers led to many cases of addiction

Learn about Carrie Cutter, the first female nurse to die during the Civil War.

Learn about Surgeon General William Hammond.

Learn about Camp Letterman, the largest military hospital built on the Gettysburg battlefield.

Learn about Mary Ann Shadd Cary, an African American woman who recruited for the Union Army

Learn about the effects of various types of artillery rounds during the Civil War