Medicine

Learn more about medicine in the wars that defined America.

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wounded

Civil War | Article

Civil War Medicine

The legacy of the Civil War in modern medicine.

Thi photo depicts Savage's Station— a Union hospital— overrun by Confederate troops.

Common Diseases of the 18th and 19th Century

In an age before modern medicine, getting sick from disease was a scary but normal part of life. There were several common illnesses that were found...

Continental soldiers marching in the winter

Rev War | Article

"Medicine has Scarcely Entered its Threshold": Medicine in the 1700s

Find out just how advanced, or not advanced, medicine was in the 18th century.

Portrait of Dorothea Dix

Civil War | Biography

Dorothea Lynde Dix

Dorothea Lynde Dix was born on April 4, 1802, in Hampden, Maine. As a young child, Dorothea moved to Worchester, Massachusetts, to live with her...

Camp Letterman at Gettysburg

Civil War | Article

Camp Letterman at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. The result was a total of more than 51,000 combined casualties. About 14,000...

A drawing of Hanger's patent

Civil War | Article

The Story of James E. Hanger: Amputee Turned Entrepreneur

Learn about James Hanger and his legacy.

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