Medicine
Learn more about medicine in the wars that defined America.
Everyday Life in a Civil War Hospital
Over the course of the Civil War, at least 600,000 soldiers died from wounds or sickness. The vast majority of these men were treated in hospitals...
"Medicine has Scarcely Entered its Threshold": Medicine in the 1700s
Find out just how advanced, or not advanced, medicine was in the 18th century.
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...
Dorothea Dix: Reformer, Author, Teacher, Nurse
The 19 th century saw massive changes in the medical field. As a strong-willed and opinionated woman, Dorothea Dix was an active component of that...
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...
The Story of James E. Hanger: Amputee Turned Entrepreneur
Learn about James Hanger and his legacy.
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