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Manual of the civil war and key to the Grand army of the republic and kindred societies, by J. Worth Carnahan. Main Author: Carnahan, J.

“When the war suddenly broke upon us, followed immediately by the blockading of our ports, all communication was cut off with Europe, which was the expected source of our surgical information. As there had been no previous demand for works on military surgery, there were none to be had in the country, and our physicians were compelled to follow the army to the battle without instruction. No work on military surgery could be purchased in the Confederate States. As military surgery, which is one of expediency, differs so much from civil practice, the want of proper information has already made itself seriously felt. In times of war, where invasion threatens, every citizen is expected to do his duty to his state. I saw no better means of showing my willingness to enlist in the cause than by preparing a manual of instruction for the use of the army, which might be the means of saving the lives and preventing the mutilation of many friends and countrymen.” Julian J. Chisolm Preface to First Edition.

From the outset of the war, Julian John Chisolm (1830-1903) realized that knowledge of military medicine was practically non-existent among doctors in the South. Using the knowledge gained during his time observing the treatment of soldiers wounded in the Second Italian War of Independence (1859) in Milan, Italy, Chisolm wrote and published his book, A Manual of Military Surgery: For the Use of the Surgeons in the Confederate Army With an Appendix of the Rules and Regulations of the Medical Department.

First published in July 1861, the manual described how to treat specific types of wounds, construct field hospitals, and manage food, clothing, hygiene and non-surgical diseases. Later editions contained detailed illustrations showing how to perform specific procedures such as amputations. The manual became one of the most popular surgery books published by the Confederates States of America and resulted in the publication of three more editions. These later editions incorporated the knowledge gained from the battlefield to improve the treatments of gunshot wounds. Four editions of the manual were produced during the course of the war and are now available for research use at the Waring Historical Library: Or online: 1861 edition: 1862 edition: 1863 edition: 1864 edition: “After three years of incessant and bloody warfare I have been called upon to embody, in a new edition of “The Manual of Military Surgery,” the large experience of the medical staff of our army.

It has been my aim to condense, in a concise, practical form, the improvements in the treatment of gunshot wounds which have been developed during our active campaigns, and repeatedly confirmed upon thousands of wounded.” Preface to the Third Edition. Internet Archive. Ebook and Text Archive.

Duke University Libraries, 30 Sept. 30 June 2011.

Jefferson Digital Commons C 2011.

Treatise on Hygiene, by Wm. Hammond, M.D., Surgeon General U.S. Army Medical Department issue with gold stamped logo on cover, (1863) 'With special reference to the military services' William Alexander Hammond, MD (1828-1900) who was the 11th Surgeon General of the U.S. Army (1862-1864). In addition to his pioneering work in neurology and his military service, especially during the Civil War, he founded the Army Medical Museum (now called the National Museum of Health and Medicine). He also co-founded the American Neurological Association and gave his name to Hammond's disease, a type of athetosis which he was the first to describe in 1871. In 1863, Hammond published A treatise on hygiene: with special reference to the military service, in which he presents his ideas regarding military medicine Covers all principles of hygiene for troops, building of hospitals, qualifications of enlistment, etc.

Over 70 illustrations. The importance of this book is that it addressed the number one cause of death of the troops during the Civil War.disease. It was diseases like yellow fever, malaria, small pox, typhoid, dysentery, scurvy, measles, 'black' gangrene, and infections from being in the hospital that killed most soldiers rather than battle wounds.

Additional information on Surgeon-General U. Name: Edmund Dulin Laughlin Death date: Feb 6, 1915 Place of death: Evansville, IN Birth date: 1828 Type of practice: Allopath Practice specialities: PH Public Health Places and dates of practices: Orleans, IN Medical school(s): Miami Medical College, Cincinnati, 1868, (G), NY-10 Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York, 1872, (G) Journal of the American Medical Association Signature on title page: E. Laughlin, M.D.

(Edmund D.) was the original owner of this Hammond book. See the with his Bellevue Hospital commencement notice c. Signed by surgeon to the 2nd United States Sharpshooter's: W. Reynolds, From the Roster: Surgeon, Lynn, Mass., served to August, 1865, Dead U. Army Medical Department Logo The 'Sharpshooters', who are listed as a separate entity in the Roster, were commonly used to pick off high profile personnel and soldiers before a battle in skirmishes. The 1st Sharpshooters: the veterans and recruits from Michigan were transferred to the 5th Michigan Infantry, the rest to the 2nd Sharpshooters December 31, 1864.

The 2nd Sharpshooters: the members of this regiment were transferred Feb. 1865 as follows: Company A to the 5th Michigan Infantry; Company C to the 105th Pennsylvania Infantry; Company D to the 17th Maine Infantry; Companies E and H to the 4th Vermont Infantry; and Companies F and G to the 5th New Hampshire Infantry. Here are 3 references from the Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion listing W.B. Reynolds as operating surgeon on 2d U.S. Sharpshooter soldiers. The 1st column is the soldier, 2nd being the date of surgery, and last being the operation, surgeon, and result (pensioned, death, etc.). The 1st entry is a removal of the humerus head with 2nd & 3rd being an amputation.

June 19th was the Siege of Petersburg. 11 & November 4 date I have not identified as a battle. CASE.-Lieutenant William Fisher, Co. A, 99th Pennsylvania Volunteers, was wounded at Petersburg, Virginia, October 7th, 1864, by a conoidal ball, which entered two inches behind the angle of the left inferior maxilla, and lodged.beneath the integument, near one of the cervical vertebrae, severing the facial and carotid arteries.

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He was conveyed to the hospital of the 3d division, Second Corps. He was much exhausted from loss of blood. Beef essence and brandy were administered. On October 9th, Surgeon William B.

Reynolds, 2d U. Sharpshooters, ligated the left common carotid artery below the omo-hyoid muscle. Death resulted in twenty-six hours after the operation. A Manual Of Instructions For Enlisting And Discharging Soldiers: With Special Reference To The Medical Examination Of Recruits And The Detection Of Disqualifying And Feigned Diseases, Roberts Bartholow, M.D., U.

Army Medical Department issue, 1864 A copy of this text book is listed in the 1865 or the list of medical textbooks which were published during the Civil War by the Army Medical Department, or the by the Army Medical Department. Additional information on Philadelphia: J. Lippincott, 1864., 1864. Second Printing (the first printing was in 1863).

Army Medical Department' stamped in gilt, above logo, on the front cover. 'Bartholow was medical purveyor (purchasing agent) with the Army of the Potomac. This work describes the examination to determine if a soldier was fit for service. The first part is entitled 'Real Disqualifications for Military Service' and describes diseases arranged by organ systems. The second part is entitled 'Pretended Disqualifications for Military Service' and describes how a soldier or a draftee might feign symptoms of various diseases. The third section is dedicated to examining men who are joining the army and the last part to soldiers leaving the army.

A major theme of the final part concerns the Invalid Corps, an organization of soldiers who were too disabled to perform full duties, but who could act as guards or garrison troops. The doctor needs to make two determinations: (1) Can the soldier perform full duty? And (2) If not, can he serve in the Invalid Corps or must he receive a medical discharge?

A person with epilepsy, for example, cannot perform field service; if he experiences only one seizure per month he can join the Invalid Corps, but more frequent seizures dictate medical discharge. Paralysis of one arm is allowable for Invalid Corps soldiers; more widespread paralysis is not' Owner surgeon's signature.

Smith was Surgeon-in- Chief 1st Division and is listed in an extract by Surgeon J. Smith, USA Army Medical Director, Dept of Arkansas, 1862-65. As found in the Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. Fisher, J.P., Pt., A, 7th Missouri Cavalry. 7th Missouri. Discharged February 6, 1863. Army Medical Department Logo Dedication page and Table of Contents 0318549&searchurl=an%3Dbartholow%26bi%3D0%26bx%3Doff%26ds%3D30%26kn%3Drecruits%26sortby%3D2%26sts%3Dt%26x%3D27%26y%3D19' style='text- A Manual Of Instructions For Enlisting And Discharging Soldiers: With Special Reference To The Medical Examination Of Recruits And The Detection Of Disqualifying And Feigned Diseases, Roberts Bartholow, M.D., U.

Army Medical Department issue, 1864 A copy of this text book is listed in the 1865 or the list of medical textbooks which were published during the Civil War by the Army Medical Department, or the by the Army Medical Department. The need of a work on enlisting and discharging soldiers written with special reference to the wants of the military service at the present time renders an apology for the appearance of this book unnecessary Tripler's Manual and Henderson on the Examination of recruits although very excellent are scarcely complete enough to suit the present emergency in military affairs. Much of the subject matter of a work of this kind has necessarily been so long the common property of military medico legal writers as to render it impracticable for me to credit it to the original authorities I have endeavored to make suitable acknowledgment as I went along for the aid derived from others. The disqualifications for military service are very much the same in all countries. The lists given in this work are derived from the report of the Medical Board of which I was a member convened at Washington to determine the mental and physical infirmities which should exempt under the Enrolment Act.

This work is not intended for professional experts but for such examining surgeons medical officers and recruiting officers as have not had heretofore an opportunity to become informed on these subjects. N.Y., July 1864 Additional information on Owner signature: Henry M. Lilly, Little Rock, Ark., Feb 23, 1866 Henry M. Lilly, M.D.: Fond Du Lac, WI, graduated from Beloit College, WI; graduated from University of Michigan, Medical Department, 1858; left the U.S. Army in 1867 as Ass't Surgeon & Brevet Major U.S. Volenteers U. Army Medical Department Logo Roster of Wisconsin Vol,.Asst.

Surgeon Henry M Lilly, Mar 28, 18 65, Bvt Capt and Bvt Major, Mustered Out, Mar 13, 1867 This may have been a hospital copy as the signature is for hospital administrator Dr. Lilly and the inscription on the inside says: 'Steward's Manuel' Outlines of the Chief Camp Diseases of the United States Army (As observed during the present war), by Joseph Janvier Woodward, M.D., 1863, marked for the U. Army Hospital Department A copy of this text book is listed in the 1865 and the by the Army Medical Department. Joseph Janvier Woodward, M.D.

Ass't Surgeon, U.S.A. Published 1863 by J.B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia.

Hardcover, 364 pages. First edition. This important volume includes chapters devoted to malaria, scurvy, camp fevers, typho-malarial fever, chronic malarial poisoning, jaundice, camp diarrhea, acute enteritis, acute dystentery, chronic diarrhea, camp measles, catarrh, pneumonia, and pseudo-rheumatic affections, among others An outline of camp diseases found in the Union Army in the early years of the war and how to diagnose and combat them. Includes chapters devoted to malaria, scurvy, camp fevers, typho-malarial fever, intermittent fevers, chronic malarial poisoning, jaundice, camp diarrhea, acute enteritis, acute dystentery, chronic diarrhea, camp measles, catarrh, pneumonia, and pseudo-rheumatic affections. Woodward was a surgeon with the 2nd U.S. Artillery and with the War Department in Washington.

He helped write the Medical and Surgical History of the War and assisted at the autopsy of John Wilkes Booth. At the beginning of the Civil War Dr.

Woodward entered the United States army as assistant surgeon, serving with the 2d United States artillery in the Army of the Potomac, and then became chief medical officer of the 5th division in the Department of Northeast Virginia, being present at the first battle of Bull Run. Later he became medical officer of three light batteries in General Philip Kearny's division in the Army of the Potomac.

In May, 1862, he was assigned to duty in the surgeon-general's office in Washington, and charged with the duty of collecting materials for a medical and surgical history of the war and for a military medical museum. At the close of the war he received the brevets of captain, major, and lieutenant-colonel, and on 28 July, 1866, he was commissioned captain and assistant surgeon. He was made surgeon with the rank of major on 26 June, 1876. Woodward was associated in the management of President Garfield's case after he was shot, Additional information on. Mental Hygiene, (1863, first edition) by Isaac Ray, M.

Issac Ray, M.D. Was among the first to use the term 'mental hygiene', and his treatise on the subject was one of the earliest American works to present a detailed program for the prevention of mental diseases. It's interesting this book, given its topic, is 'notated' as having been at the Post Hospital at Fort Richmond, during the Civil War.

Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1863. Embossed pebbled mauve cloth. The second book on the subject - and the work that established the concept of mental hygiene and effectively introduced it into American medicine and psychiatry.

Though Sweetser's book on the subject preceded Ray's by 20 years, it exerted nothing close to the influence that Ray's book had. Sadoff Collection page 62.

Strongly influenced by Thomas Buckle's recently published History of Civilization in England (1857-61), with its emphasis on the environmental conditioning of values, customs, and attitudes (an idea already stressed by Montesquieu in the Spirit of the Laws, and even earlier by Ibn Khaldun in his 14th century Al Muqaddimah), Ray defined mental hygiene as 'the art of preserving the health of the mind against all the incidents and influences calculated to deteriorate its qualities, impair its energies, or derange its movement. Direct links to all medical & Civil War collections on this site American Surgical Sets: Pre-Civil War: - Post-Civil War: - Civil War 1861-1865: Medical Text-Books: Surgeon General's Office Library printed catalogues: Medical Lecture Cards: Medical Faculty and Authors: Navy Surgeon Exams: 1863 Navy Surgeon Applicant Exams with Biographies Surgeon CDVs, Images: Army: Navy: Hosp Dep't Bottles, Tins, U.S. Army Pannier. American Civil War Medicine & Surgical Antiques Please request permission before commercial use or publication of any content or photos on this site and credit any use with: 'American Civil War Surgical Antiques' All content and all original photography on this Web Site is copyrighted 1995 - 2015 and may not be used on any other web site or in commercial print without the expressed e-mail permission from Dr.

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