This article was originally published on mentalfloss.com as 5 Medical Innovations from the Civil War. The old battlefield ...

One of the major accomplishments during the Civil War was the establishment ... and his brilliant medical director Jonathan Letterman, MD, an effective ambulance and hospital system was developed.

We recently had a research request regarding women physicians and their role in the Civil War. At least two Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania graduates and one student provided medical care on ...

One of the major accomplishments during the Civil War was the establishment ... and his brilliant medical director Jonathan Letterman, MD, an effective ambulance and hospital system was developed.