The Medical Kit in the U.S. Civil War
They empowered US Army medics to save countless lives – but how did the humble medical kit evolve with the American Civil War?
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Old City Cemetery and Pest House Medical Museum
Lynchburg, Virginia | During the Civil War this site served as a cemetery, a hospital, and a center of veterinary research.
A Fight for Life or Death
In the nation’s bloodiest conflict, there were two wars at play — the one between Union and Confederate forces and the other pitting life against...
Healing Heroines
Today the nursing profession is predominantly associated with women. During the first 150 years of the United States, this was not the case. Not only...
Civil War Hospitals
The medical hospitals established during the American Civil War helped save thousands of lives – and change how the US military cares for troops to...
Changes in Medicine During the 19th Century
The medical profession is a highly specialized field where students dedicate years in schooling and training to become certified by a medical board...
Dr. Hunter H. McGuire
Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire was born on October 11, 1835, in Winchester, Virginia. One of seven children, McGuire’s family was a prominent medical...
Jonathan Letterman
Dr. Jonathan Letterman may not be as well known as General Ulysses S. Grant, but he played just as important a role in winning the Civil War for the...
National Museum of Health and Medicine
Silver Springs, Maryland | This museum was founded in 1862 to collect "specimens of morbid anatomy . . . together with projectiles and foreign bodies...
Benjamin Rush
Like many of the great men of the Revolution, Benjamin Rush was a multi-faceted man: a politician, physician, humanitarian, educator, and signer of...
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...