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Posts Tagged ‘Civil War’
What caused the worst industrial accident in the Civil War?
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Learn about Mary Ann Shadd Cary, an African American woman who recruited for the Union Army
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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.
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The history of an ordinary looking intersection in downtown Frederick highlights some of the most important legacies of the Civil War.
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Take a closer look as several cases from a Civil War medical examining board and see what it reveals about medicine during the period.
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Dr. John Julian Chisolm was one of the most influential Confederate surgeons during the Civil War. His books and and invention were invaluable.
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Discover the terrible medical conditions in Andersonville prison through the eyes of one Southern surgeon – Dr. John M. Howell
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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.
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Read about the experience of one wounded Union soldier after the battle of Chancellorsville. Rice Bull described the terrible scenes.
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Discover how Union surgeons of Cloud Springs Hospital cared for patients even after they were captured by Confederate cavalry.
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