An Examination of the Medicine Used During the Civil War (5984 words, 9 pages)
Medicine During the Civil War Medicine During the Civil War"When the war began, the United States Army medical staff consisted of only the surgeon general, thirty surgeons, and eighty-three assistant surgeons. Of these, twenty-four resigned to "go South," and three other assistant surgeons were promptly dropped for "disloyalty." Thus the ...
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