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...
Only a tiny fraction of any soldier?s time was spent in front line combat. Instead, the vast majority of his existence revolved around the monotonous...
No other word conjured up more fear among 18th century Americans than the word “smallpox.” The communicable and dreaded disease was a scourge and for...
As Surgeon General, William Alexander Hammond saved countless lives through his new medical policies and organizational techniques. Hammond was born...
Reuben Lindsay Walker was born May 29, 1827 in Logan Virginia. Graduating from Virginia Military Institute in 1845, Walker worked as an engineer and...
The Battle of Quebec occurred as part of a failed American attempt to invade Canada and rally French-Canadian support for the Patriot movement against...