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

During the [Civil] war she rendered great service to the Union army in the ... in men’s garments… Secretary Stanton had a commission issued to her as major and surgeon of the army. Of course the ...

It reports over 174,000 shot wounds of the extremities, 4,656 were treated by surgical excision and 29,980 by amputation. Of the approximately 30,000 amputations performed in the Civil War there ...

It reports over 174,000 shot wounds of the extremities, 4,656 were treated by surgical excision and 29,980 by amputation. Of the approximately 30,000 amputations performed in the Civil War there ...