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Archive for the ‘People’ Category

Learn about the controversy over who should get credit for the discovery of anesthesia

Learn the story of the other man in the Presidential Box when Lincoln was killed.

Despite an amputation, Axel Reed continued to serve in the Army.

Learn the story of Barton’s unexpected encounter at the Battle of Antietam.

There was another Chamberlain brother at Gettysburg. Learn about John Chamberlain and the USCC.

Morris had ties to the Confederacy, the Union, an acting dynasty, and medicine

Oliver Wendall Holmes was not just a doctor–learn about his amazing life

Learn about the legend of Bridget Divers–Civil War soldier/nurse

Learn about the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in the U.S.

Celebrate Women’s History Month and learn how Clara Barton fought her own battle for women’s rights.