Civil War surgeons learned fast. Here are a few of the MacGyver-like medical solutions that have had a lasting impact.

Editor's Note: Shauna Devine, Ph.D., is a historian of Civil War and American medicine. She has a Ph.D. in medical history and currently holds a joint appointment as a research fellow at the ...

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 ...

African Americans in Civil War Medicine” traveling exhibition will be held at the Luzerne County Community College Library through March 8. The ...

We have previously taken a brief look at female doctors who served during the Civil War; today, with Veterans' Day upon us ... A bill to allow female physicians full appointments in the Army and Navy ...

As medical chief of Boots ... but break down in civil life many years later. The old phrase “shell shock” denoted any kind of war madness which was presumably brought on by detonation of ...

On Nov. 1, schoolchildren can attend programs that teach them about civilian and military issues during the Civil War. If you ...

Editor's Note: Shauna Devine, Ph.D., is a historian of Civil War and American medicine. She has a Ph.D. in medical history and currently holds a joint appointment as a research fellow at the ...