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Satterlee Hospital was one of the most famous Civil War hospitals
Read More »Salisbury Prison was notorious for its lack of prisoner care–but it did have hospitals
Read More »Author M.A. Schaffner tells the little-known story of the convalescent camp in Arlington, Virginia
Read More »Learn about Camp Letterman, the largest military hospital built on the Gettysburg battlefield.
Read More »Read about Surgeon William Child’s first experience of war at the Battle of Antietam – the bloodiest day in American history.
Read More »Alcohol is often associated with war, but just how pervasive was its use during the American Civil War? Read this article to find out.
Read More »Read about the role of Gettysburg College in the treatment of the wounded after the Battle of Gettysburg.
Read More »Read about the history of Washington DC’s St Elizabeth Hospital. Still in existence today, St Elizabeths was one of the early psychiatric wards in the city.
Read More »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.
Read More »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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