Amputations: The Fear of Every Civil War Soldier
“The limbs of soldiers are in as much danger from the ardor of young surgeons as from the missiles of the enemy." Surgeon Julian John Chisholm, 1864 Although the [...]
The Brave Men of 44th USCT
For our final blog honoring Black History Month, we are going to step away from the Civil War medical history and learn about the 44th United States Colored Troops (USCT). [...]
Susie Taylor King: Georgia’s First African American Nurse
Today we will learn about Susie King Taylor. She like, Ann Bradford Stokes, overcame slavery and made her mark upon history. She was a teacher, nurse, and advocate for human [...]
From Slavery to Naval Nurse: Unwavering Ann Bradford Stokes
Nursing was not a woman’s job before the Civil War, but by 1865, there were over 3,000 nurses serving the Union and Confederacy. In the North, most female nurses worked [...]
The Determined Dr. Augusta Paves the Way
We know that nearly 300,000 black soldiers helped the Union cause during the U.S. Civil War. What is less well known is the role of a dedicated group of black [...]
Civil War Soldiers and the Mystery of the Glowing Wounds
Have you ever seen a person glow in the dark? Maybe in today’s world it is not unlikely by use of fun body paints or glow sticks, but in the [...]
Quarantine and Cleanliness: Friend or “Beast”?
The quarantine or “stay at home” order we lived under during April of 2020 may have felt new to us, but it wasn’t the first time that a mandatory quarantine [...]
The Real Killer During the Civil War
When the Civil War broke out, men and boys from all over the country rushed to enlist. Many of these recruits were from rural or small communities. Before the war, [...]
Georgia’s Rocky Path to Secession
On January 2, 1861, a miserably rainy day, Georgia voters went to the polls and selected delegates to a convention that would decide the state's response to Lincoln's election. In [...]
Santa’s Civil War Origins
Santa in the Camp: Civil War Christmas You could call it the face that launched a thousand Christmas letters. Appearing on January 3, 1863, in the illustrated magazine Harper’s [...]