Provides links to a variety of resources related to the medical aspects of the american civil war. More americans died in the civil war than in all other wars combined. Two percent of the population at the time approximately 620,000 died during the conflict. Civil war medical books, surgical manuals, and medical education. For students preparing to enter the field, medical training focused largely on book knowledge. Medicine would advance significantly over the next several years, but it was too late for those wounded during the civil war. Walt whitman remarked on the plethora of hospitals around washington d. Medical department, or any other variation of that marking.
The health of the black soldier in american civil war 2008 and marrow of tragedy. Gross, prominent philadelphia surgeon, teacher and author, publishes a manual of military surgery for use by the young surgeons flocking into the army. Military medical and surgical essays prepared for the united states sanitary commission by various authors, 1864. Civil war era medical education and knowledge is explored through a collection of surgical manuals and medical textbooks which were in the surgeon generals office library during the civil war. The story of civil war medicinethe staggering challenge of treating wounds and disease on both sides of the conflictis one of the most compelling aspects of the war. Buy a cheap copy of civil war medicine illustrated living. These developments, potter explains, plunged the nation into years of sectional debate that erupted at various times and places, and ultimately in 1861, in secession. Medical and surgical care during the american civil war. Medical textbooks about civil war surgery and medicine. She is the author of yellow fever and the south rutgers, 1992 and malaria. The american civil war medical and surgical antiques site offers authentic medical and surgical antiques for sale.
Civil war union surgical manuals and medical books. Teacher, nurse, civil war heroine, founder of the american red cross. Mathew brady photographs of civil warera personalities and scenes, compiled 1921 1940, documenting the period 1860 1865, records of the office of the chief signal officer, record group 111, national archives at college park, college park, md. We are interested in any civil war medical books that are marked u. This site contains a major collection of civil war medical and surgical textbooks a specified.
Institute of medicine us committee on health effects associated with exposures during the gulf war. Civil war medicine research guides at virginia commonwealth university. Medical practitioners had no knowledge of germ theory or antiseptic practices. Hundreds of illustrations, combined with wellresearched and engaging text, tell the tale of the challenges presented to physicians with each new battle and the oftenheroic ways those. The author takes particular focus on the holistic approach that doctors had and the various medicines they used, many of which did nothing. The most comprehensive and interesting overview of american civil war medicine i have read to date. I bought this book at the pea ridge civil war battlefield near bentonville, arkansas, with the intent of using it as story material. The encyclopedia of civil war medicine 2012 excerpt and text search. Even some of the most basic lifesaving techniques, such as cpr, were not heard of or developed at that time. The encyclopedia of civil war medicine ebook by glenna r. The medicine practiced in virginia by the union and confederate armies during the american civil war 18611865 was state of the art for its day and an important factor in the ability of both governments to raise and maintain armies in the field.
African americans in civil war medicine exhibition web site. The confederate surgeon was faced with more hardships than his northern brother in the pursuit of the practice of medicine. During the civil war, both sides were devastated by battle and disease. From the stench of putrefying flesh wafting through. A civil war surgeons books rediscovered circulating now. Lo and behold, only a few months after purchasing it, i read it. Northsouth medicine compared george wunderlich by jim surkamp on october 12, 2011 in jefferson county, wartime george wunderlich, executive director, the national museum of civil war medicine says southern care was best at the big hospitals, so you tried to get to them. Oct 12, 2011 northsouth medicine compared george wunderlich by jim surkamp on october 12, 2011 in jefferson county, wartime george wunderlich, executive director, the national museum of civil war medicine says southern care was best at the big hospitals, so you tried to get to them.
Journal articles on the civil war medicine neomed library guides. Articles on civil war medicine and surgery civil war medical books. Books civil war medicine research guides at virginia. Civil war medicine american medicine was still in a dark age. Some students took the extra step of apprenticing with a practicing physician, but the vast majority of doctors had little to no hands on experience before encountering their first. Civil war related medical books currently in this collection. This essay series is written by mercy streets medical, historical and technical advisor, stanley b. Almost 150 patents were issued for artificial limb designs between 1861 and 1873. The civil war was fought in over 10,000 places and was the bloodiest war in the history of the united states. Medical books about civil war medicine and surgery. A collection of civil war era surgical manuals and medical books for the u. Hundreds of illustrations, combined with wellresearched and engaging text, tell the tale of the challenges presented to physicians with each new battle and the oftenheroic ways those challenges were met. Keith wilbur takes you on a detailed and fascinating tour through the medical history of this bloody and devastating war. Challenges and triumphs is wellorganized, approachable to the noncivil war history buff or those lacking in a medical background, addresses both confederate as well as union history a standard failing in many civil war works, and dispells many myths about the standards of civil war medical practices.
Civil war surgery and the evolution of american medicine 2005 394 pp. Poverty, race and public health in the united states johns hopkins, 2001, intensely human. Articles on civil war medicine and surgery in this section are many articles dealing with the various subjects concerning civil war medicine and surgey during the civil war. Potters famous civil war prehistory begins with the end of the mexicanamerican war and the wilmot proviso. Civil war medical books is a site dedicated to the preservation and appreciation of medical and surgical manuals used in the civil war, especially those marked u. While medicine had not advanced much since the middle ages, weapons had become very proficient at killing and causing horrible wounds.
National museum of civil war medicine this illustration shows the making of prosthetics in the late 1800s. It is generally known in the south as the war between the states and is also called the war of the rebellion the official union designation, the war of secession, and the war for southern independence. Grant by ron chernow, high wide and lonesome by hal borland, leadership. How the hospital train transformed army medicine by hawk, alan civil war history, vol. Oct 29, 20 during the civil war, both sides were devastated by battle and disease.
List of books and articles about history of military medicine online. The dawning appreciation of the relationship between sanitation and prevention of infection, which would blossom into the sanitary science of the 1870s and 1880s, was another. Augusta and african american surgeons in the civil war, please visit the binding wounds, pushing boundaries. Civil war surgeons themselves broached the idea shortly after the peace, and the first such programs opened in new york, boston, and new haven hospitals in 1873. Articles from the bmj are provided here courtesy of bmj publishing. Journal articles on the civil war medicine civil war. Northsouth medicine compared george wunderlich civil. Civil war medical books and surgical manuals wanted.
Read the encyclopedia of civil war medicine by glenna r. Clearly organized, authoritative, and readable, this firstofitskind encyclopedia offers general readers and scholars. Written for general readers and scholars alike, this firstofits kind encyclopedia will help all civil war enthusiasts to better understand this amazing medical saga. Civil war medical books and civil war surgical sets. Listed below are civil war medical books or manuals that are or have been in our collection. Rebecca sharp archives specialist national archives washington, dc rebecca sharp is an archives specialist in the national archives reference section, textual records division, in washington. Civil war surgical sets medical text books and surgical manuals articles on civil war. Home browse science and technology health and medicine health care nurses in the u. The american civil war is the most read about era in our history, and among its most compelling aspects is the story of civil war medicine the staggering challenge of treating wounds and disease on both sides of the conflict.
Newmark is an exhibition specialist for the exhibition program in the history of medicine division at the national library of medicine. These books were used in civil war medicine and contributed greatly to the medical personnel during the war. Six ways the civil war changed american medicine 150 years ago, the historic conflict forced doctors to get creative and to reframe the way they thought about medicine a. Michael echols buys civil war medical and surgery books, manuals, and surgical sets. Explore the experiences of civil war veterans in the online exhibition, use education resources in middleschool, highschool and undergraduate classes, take a closer look at civil warera texts in digital documents. Written for general readers and scholars alike, this firstofits. Six ways the civil war changed american medicine science. There is a collection of civil war medical textbooks, surgeon information, bottles, books, and instruments. The toll of the american civil war focuses on disabled veterans and their role as symbols of the fractured nation. The encyclopedia of civil war medicine by glenna r. A civil war buff, he spent months combing the national archives in washington, the armed forces medical school and libraries in virginia and north carolina for information on confederate medicine. The civil war came at a time when there were very few advancements in terms of medicine and the treatment of injuries and ailments. Amputation in the civil war south university of georgia press, 2015. For medical practitioners in the field during the civil war, germ theory, antiseptic clean medical practices, advanced equipment, and organized hospitalization systems were virtually unknown.
Good summary of basic information relating to civil war medicine. Gutheries commentaries on the surgery of war, notes on the surgery of the war in the crimea, the treatment of gunshot wounds, stromeyer on. Prior to the civil war, american medicine was still in a dark age. Medical training was just emerging out of the heroic era, a time where physicians advocated bloodletting, purging. May 06, 2020 civil war medicine a digital history collection. Nurses, surgeons, and physicians rose to the challenge of healing a nation and advanced medicine into the modern age. Civil war medical and surgical procedures as well as case studies. Books wanted list the list of books below are wanted if published between 1858 and 1865. The south suffered much from lack of supplies during most of the war between the states. Civil war medical books is a site dedicated to the preservation and. He seems to be gloss over the surgery and amputation section rather quickly compared to other aspects of civil war era medicine.
Interesting articles on civil war surgery, medical, diseases, surgical sets, and civil war medicine in general. The site contains over nine thousand photos and nine hundred pages of articles on civil war medicine, surgical, and medical antiques. Margaret humphreys, josiah charles trent professor in the history of medicine at duke university. The civil war was the first modern war and resulted in the highest number of us casualties per capita of any of our wars as 620000 men perished, including 360000 in the north and 260 000 in the south. Civil war medicine articles american battlefield trust. Civil war medicine illustrated living history series. As the civil war began, the practice of medicine was emerging from the heroic era, with its theory of bringing a balance to the humors of the body. Clearly organized, authoritative, and readable, the. Army medical and hospital department, civil war medicine text books as specified by the. From civil war amputations to general civil war medicine, eventually all will be covered here. Selected fulltext books and articles women at the front. The story of civil war medicine the staggering challenge of treating wounds and disease on both sides of the conflictis one of the most compelling aspects of the war. Collecting civil war medical and surgical text books.
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