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What caused the worst industrial accident in the Civil War?
Read More »Learn about Mary Ann Shadd Cary, an African American woman who recruited for the Union Army
Read More »The U.S. Signal Corps was founded in the Civil War. Learn how it developed and how it is still in use in today’s Army.
Read More »The history of an ordinary looking intersection in downtown Frederick highlights some of the most important legacies of the Civil War.
Read More »Take a closer look as several cases from a Civil War medical examining board and see what it reveals about medicine during the period.
Read More »Dr. John Julian Chisolm was one of the most influential Confederate surgeons during the Civil War. His books and and invention were invaluable.
Read More »Discover the terrible medical conditions in Andersonville prison through the eyes of one Southern surgeon – Dr. John M. Howell
Read More »Disease killed more soldiers in the Civil War than battle injuries. This blog post examines specific outbreaks of one disease, yellow fever, in Key West.
Read More »Read about the experience of one wounded Union soldier after the battle of Chancellorsville. Rice Bull described the terrible scenes.
Read More »Discover how Union surgeons of Cloud Springs Hospital cared for patients even after they were captured by Confederate cavalry.
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