One of the major accomplishments during the civil war was the establishment of an effective hospital system that threaded the wounded and diseased through a series of continuously improving. Supervisory committee on historical book and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Satterlee general hospital university city historical society. Philadelphia in the civil war, 1861 1865 paperback june 15, 2010 by frank h. Journal of the shenandoah valley during the civil war era. The 96th pennsylvania volunteers in the civil war by david a. This site contains a major collection of civil war medical and surgical textbooks a specified in the surgeon generals library catalogue of 186465. Sermons cautioned against drink, tobacco and profanity while stressing patriotic sacrifice.
Medical department, or any other variation of that marking. Temporary field hospitals were established wherever there was a source of water and shelter and every building was fair game. A regiment in the army of the potomacs sixth corps, the 96th pennsylvania served with distinction in the campaigns in the east. This anthology tells the fascinating story of how medicine was practiced in military hospitals and in the space all through the civil war. New york civil war hospital inventory of medical books 1865. In june 1865, newspapers in and beyond pennsylvania reported that the union medical director had received orders to close several of the federal hospitals which had been created during the war to care for union military personnel. With a population of 49,229, it is the 15th largest city in the commonwealth. Pennsylvania philadelphia military hospitals history 19th century.
Heritage conservation recreation services aided by the pennsylvania department of community. Apr 02, 20 during the civil war, it became the site of a military hospital where over 14,000 union troops were treated. The civil war saw significant developments in the treatment of wounded soldiers on and behind the battlefield. Pbs announces new american drama series set in virginia. Originally named the us general hospital of west philadelphia, this facility was. September 17 marks the 150th anniversary of the battle of antietam, the first major conflict of the civil war on union soil and the bloodiest single day in american history, with more than 3,600 dead and 17,000 wounded.
Both volumes are also available as e books for kindle, nook, ipad, kobo, and sony ereader. Civil war hospitals library company of philadelphia. May 1, 2020 photos of the people, places, and events related to the civil war in historic york county, pennsylvania. Today, hospitals are an accepted feature of everyday life. Harrisbarrig citation needed is the capital city of the commonwealth of pennsylvania in the united states, and the county seat of dauphin county. Tompkinsmccaw library special collections and archives e474. Nine of the 192 union military hospitals during the civil war circulated newspapers edited and printed by convalescents. During the crimean war, macleod was a surgeon in the civil hospital at smyrna and the general hospital established at sebastopol. United states history civil war, 18611865 hospitals.
Full text of philadelphia in the civil war 18611865 see other formats. Often spoken of as a needless procedure that cost an otherwise healthy young man a limb, the reality is that while the stories about piles of limbs at field hospitals during battle are true, the procedure was lifesaving. There were 24 military hospitals, plus branches, in the city at one time or another, in addition to the 22 small civilian hospitals that also treated troops. It could be a rewarding, high paying career, or perhaps its preparing to transfer to a fouryear college or university. Consists of firstparticular person accounts by louisa may alcott and walt whitman. Some field hospital sites at gettysburg american civil war. Richmond hospitals in richmond civil war richmond civil war hospitals in richmond virginia commonwealth university. Military map of philadelphia 18611865 library of congress. After math of the battle of gettysburg gettysburg 1863. Use the menu on the right for more details about medicine, then and now.
These women experienced first hand amputated limbs, mutilated bodies, disease, and death. Civil war medicine research guides at virginia commonwealth university. Civil war, available online, hospitals library of congress. The civil war, part the places in focus the atlantic the pennsylvania infantry camp on belle plain, virginia, is pictured in march three weeks before the battle of chancellorsville.
Philadelphia during the american civil war was an important source of troops, money. In the 1800s, most people received medical treatment at home. Books wanted list the list of books below are wanted if published between 1858 and 1865. See all 30 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Civil war hospitals library company of philadelphia digital.
According to 2018 estimates of the census bureau, the population is 51. Satterlee general hospital was the largest union army hospital during the american civil war. The horrors of wound infection and amputation were reported in the words of surgeons, nurses and patients. As part of my civil war reading, i am trying to mix it up between fiction contemporary and historical, nonfiction, memoir, war and social issues.
David wards the 96th pennsylvania volunteers in the civil war is a fine history of the infantry. There were few hospitals in the united states, and most of them cared for the very poor or the insane. A recent trend in interpretation of the battlefields of the civil war has been the concentration on them as places of continued suffering, both during and after the battles. Philadelphia in the civil war 18611865 19 by taylor, frank h. The purchase, facilitated by the exigencies\nof european war and made in a season of darkness\nand peril, has proved a boon not only to the grantor\nand the grantee, but to humanity at large, for here\nthe nations have commingled and the brotherhood\nof man has become a demonstrated possibility. In this book he discusses the geography of and climatology of the crimea, military hygiene in the field, the use of chloroform as an anesthetic, and the various wounds and injuries common on the battlefied, especially gunshot wounds.
Full text of philadelphia in the civil war 18611865. Philadelphia mower general hospital sanford sher, m. Atlas of the world battle fronts in semimonthly phases to august 15, 1945. Some philadelphia military hospitals reused older buildings. It said\nthrough its guarantor program, first union will be allowed to\nconvert its investmentquality mortgages into mortgagebacked\nsecurities accepted in capital markets. To understand the structure and function of civil war hospitals, it is necessary to know the organization of the medical department of the pre civil war army and its subsequent development in the union and confederate armies. From the guerilla warfare in missouri to the campaigns of the army of the potomac, indiana men and women struggled to care for the sick and injured. Civil war medical books and surgical manuals wanted. Arsenal of the union civil war series waskie, anthony.
For the nontraditional student, college is more than saturday football games. Meticulously renovated, the site features restored, original buildings from the 1863 battle to inspire and explore. For some, the only shelter available was provided by trees or a piece of canvas strung between poles. Apr 16, 20 posted by norman gasbarro on april 16, 20. The oldest chartered american civil war institution, the civil war and underground railroad museum of philadelphia, was founded by the military order of the loyal legion of the united states. Union army, built warships, was the site of the two largest military hospitals in the north. Philadelphia was the nations major medical center and had over twenty hospitals in operation during the war years, from the eleven bed facility at the cooper shop hospital to the 4,000bed mower hospital in chestnut hill. For instance, haddington hospital at 65th and vine streets, with 200 beds, was housed in the old.
Weir mitchell, who started a philadelphia hospital to. Camp letterman was a role model for future military field hospitals and as the adams sentinel reported, the arrangements of the camp hospital were so perfect and such constant and prompt attention given to the wants of the wounded, that the sufferings incident to those terrible results of war have been much ameliorated and the brave soldiers. If there is one word that seems synonymous with civil war medicine it is amputation. Civil war 1861 1865 at the beginning of the civil war, pennsylvania hospital received philadelphia s first casualty, not from the battlefield but as a result of a secessionist mob action in a baltimore railroad station. Philadelphia was also the location of the two largest military hospitals in the united states. The civil war library and museum, now the civil war museum of philadelphia, was founded in 1888. Doctors, hospitals, and medical care is a unique visual history of the people and places most vital to the medical care of indiana troops during americas darkest hour. The stone farmhouse where george spangler, his wife elizabeth and. Civil war blog military map of philadelphia, 18611865. History civil war, 18611865 include extended shelves you can also browse an alphabetical list from this subject or from. Clark delivered the legal defense fund of the trial in criminal contempt cases the unanimous decision. It is a good indication of what was in the actively used libraries in hospitals. Provides links to a variety of resources related to the medical aspects of the american civil war. Operating from 1862 to 1865 in philadelphia, pennsylvania, its physicians and nurses rendered care to thousands of union soldiers and confederate prisoners.
Kerger announced today at the pbs portion of the television critics association press tour that a new civil war historical drama, shot in virginia, will join the. At the start of the civil war, few physicians were experts in surgery, the skill most. About 157,000 men received medical care in philadelphias hospitals. Civil war hospitals essential civil war curriculum. Army hospital on christian street, philadelphia pennsylvania. More than 11,000 confederate soldiers and 10,000 union soldiers passed through here in june and july 1863 in the gettysburg campaign. For my last book of 2012, i read louisa may alcotts collection of newspapers articles she wrote about her time as a civil war nurse in washington, d. Citizens volunteer hospital association of philadelphia cor. The broad street hospital was opened february 2d, 1862, in the old station building of the philadelphia and reading railway. The immense scale of the civil war and the unprecedented number of casualties challenged existing systems of medicine in pennsylvania and throughout the country, spurring rapid developments in training, hospital care, techniques, medications and more.
The following list are of books and supplies returned to the medical or hospital department at the end of the civil war. There were approximately 2,000 women, both north and south, which served as volunteer nurses in military hospitals. Myers, the daughter of a wealthy justice of the peace, had recently. Makeshift hospitals of the american civil war by jake. Civil war union surgical manuals and medical books. From philadelphia in the civil war 18611865 by frank h. In 1890, the city if york developed this land into a public park for its citizens. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more.
Check out 24hour breaking news, sports, weather, entertainment and more. Take your hr comms to the next level with prezi video. We are interested in any civil war medical books that are marked u. One vast hospital contains a general introduction to civil war hospitals and staffing, a list of the doctors and stewards at each frederick hospital, the history of. By the end of the war, philadelphia hospitals had cared for about 157,000 soldiers and sailors. Among those announced for closure was the york general hospital. A military map of philadelphia, 18611865, is available from the library of congress web site, and shows the locations of all civil war hospitals within the city and the locations of forts and the regiments that supported them. The numbers and scale of military hospitals during the civil war, however, changed this situation.
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