Surgeon’s Call

By Scott C. Woodard The tourniquet has seen service since ancient times and for as long as it has been used, its efficacy has been debated, including in the 21st century. During the Civil War, both the United…

By Terry Reimer Originally published in Winter 2007 in the Surgeon’s Call Just prior to the Civil War, a new type of rifled musket and bullet were developed that increased the severity of the injuries to the soldiers….

By Elizabeth Eisenstark Originally published in 2024 in the Surgeon’s Call, Volume 29, No.2 Museum members support scholarship like this. BECOME A MEMBER TODAY At the end of last year, the Museum acquired a regimental history titled Roster…

Kevin Bair Originally published in 2020 in the Surgeon’s Call, Volume 25, No.1 Museum members support scholarship like this. BECOME A MEMBER TODAY Introduction This study examines the unnecessary deaths at the First Battle of Manassas, July 21,…

Kyle Dalton Originally published in 2020 in the Surgeon’s Call, Volume 25, No.1 Museum members support scholarship like this. BECOME A MEMBER TODAY The Civil War created a massive humanitarian crisis by the sheer scale of wounding and…

Olivia Peterson Originally published in 2020 in the Surgeon’s Call, Volume 25, No.1 Museum members support scholarship like this. BECOME A MEMBER TODAY Quite recently, Greg Kelly, an intern from the Museum Studies Program at George Washington University,…

Duffy Neubauer [This article was originally published in The Artilleryman Magazine, Vol. 39, No. 2, Spring 2018. Republished in 2018 in the Surgeon’s Call, Volume 23, No.1 with permission.] The ambulance is probably not often thought of when Civil…

Mavis C. Slawson Originally published in 2018 in the Surgeon’s Call, Volume 23, No.1 Today a wheelchair is defined as a chair used by a person who has difficulty walking because of sickness, injury, or disability. Wheelchairs come in…

William T. Campbell, Ed.D, RN Originally published in 2018 in the Surgeon’s Call, Volume 23, No.1 Museum members support scholarship like this. BECOME A MEMBER TODAY The American Civil War created a huge demand for hospitals that neither the…

John Lustrea Originally published in 2018 in the Surgeon’s Call, Volume 23, No.1 War is an organized bore. When most people think of the Civil War, large battles understandably come to mind. In actuality most of a soldiers time…