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Bookmark or Share- Civil War Medicine Articles - American Battlefield TrustThe sheer quantity of those who suffered from disease and severe wounds during the Civil War forced the army and medical practitioners to develop new therapies, technologies and practices to combat death.
- National Museum of Civil War MedicineDivided by conflict, united by compassion. Three museums, thousands of stories. Discover the incredible history and legacy of Civil War medicine.
- How Civil War Medicine Led to America’s First Opioid CrisisDuring the Civil War, military hospitals considered opioids to be essential medicine. Doctors and nurses used opium and morphine to treat soldiers’ pain, stop internal bleeding and mitigate...
- Life and Limb: The Medical Revolution During the Civil War - HistoryNetFrederick, Md., became the scene of epic changes in military medicine during the Civil War. Frederick’s Evangelical Lutheran Church was among several facilities Jonathan Letterman converted for Antietam’s wounded in 1862. (Evangelical Lutheran Church)
- Six Ways the Civil War Changed American MedicineMedicine in the United States did some significant evolving during the Civil War. Prior to the war, humoral theory —where an imbalance between the body’s “humours” caused illness—still...
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