Civil War surgeons learned fast, and many of their MacGyver-like solutions have had a lasting impact. Here are five medical ...

This essay series is written by Mercy Street's medical, historical and technical advisor, Stanley B. Burns, MD of The Burns Archive. One of the major accomplishments during the Civil War was ...

Christopher Tounsel, University of Washington (THE CONVERSATION) A series of advances ... the civil war has been staggering. As of February 2025, estimates of those killed from the conflict and its ...

These better trained physicians often headed medical schools, and in the Civil War were in the Sanitary Commission and Surgeon General’s office. Most doctors practicing medicine did not have the ...