FREDERICK — A bullet ripped into Richard Brown’s left thigh, and as the 21-year-old Confederate cavalryman struggled to stay mounted, his horse fell on him, snapping the same leg’s thigh bone.

Medicine in the United States did some significant evolving during the Civil War. Prior to the war, humoral theory —where an imbalance between the body’s “humours” caused illness—still ...

It’s a place few tourists ever get to see, but the tools we’re discussing will be on display for visitors attending the Resident Associate program’s Civil War Medicine at the American ...

This wine trail in Maryland offers exquisite vineyard views, a tasty array of wines, and some historical charm.

Dr. Ira Rutkow talked about how medicine and surgery changed during the Civil War. He responded to questions from members of the audience. "The Civil War: How Did It Impact Medicine in America?" ...

Civil War Medical Practice By Stanley B. Burns, MD . Editor’s Note: This essay series is written by Mercy Street's medical, historical and technical advisor, Stanley B. Burns, MD of The Burns ...

"Civil War medicine was every bit as barbaric as it's made out to be, and surgeons weren't washing their hands," Wunderlich said. "But it was a million times more modern than almost anyone thinks.

The bloodiest war in American history was also one of the most influential in battlefield medicine. Civil War surgeons ...

Medical activity flourished in the comparatively liberal atmosphere of the great Republican cities during the Civil War. Nationalist medicine, on the other hand, made very little impact in terms of ...

David Price, executive director of Maryland's National Museum of Civil War Medicine, said dropping both flags — Confederate and Union — is part of a rebranding effort after a series of expansions.

Marty Young talked about the state of medical science during the Civil War era. He displayed typical surgical tools, medicines, and other items used by doctors and surgeons of that time in the ...