Medicine

Learn more about medicine in the wars that defined America.

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Ambulance train at Harewood Hospital, Washington, D.C.

The Rosecrans Ambulance

It’s hard to imagine the U.S. Army without ambulances, but that was generally the case before the Civil War. Delve into the remarkable story of the...

A Revolutionary War soldier reflected in a cracked mirror

Rev War | Article

Lost & Bewildered: Dealing With Mental Wounds After the American Revolution

Explore the overlooked struggles of Revolutionary War veterans with intellectual impairment and learn about the societal prejudices and challenges...

Civil War | Museum

National Museum of Health and Medicine

Silver Springs, Maryland | The National Museum of Health and Medicine (NMHM) was founded as the Army Medical Museum at the height of the Civil War in...