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Dr. James Brown McCaw
Dr. James Brown McCaw was born on July 12, 1823, in Richmond, Virginia. Born into a long line of doctors, McCaw continued in his father’s and...
Gettysburg: "The Number of Wounded was...Appalling"
Tillie Pierce lived in Gettysburg when the Battle of Gettysburg occurred in July 1863. She was fifteen at the time.
Gettysburg: "It is Dreadful to Behold"
Sarah Broadhead lived in Gettysburg when the Battle of Gettysburg occurred in July 1863.
The (Un)Changing Face of “Blast”
From Gettysburg to today's battlefields, blast exposure has left both visible and invisible wounds. Learn how the Invisible Wounds Foundation is...
“Our Division Had a Rude Field Hospital”
Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was severely wounded on June 18, 1864, while leading a Union charge near Petersburg, Virginia.
1870: "What Might Have Happened if Dr. Tan[n] Hadn't Found Them"
In one of her semi-autobiographical novels, Laura Ingalls Wilder recalls her first interaction with an African American man, Dr. George Tann. Laura's...
