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For the discussion and sharing of information related to the medical services and relief societies of "our era."
My deep apologies for not doing this sooner, it sort of slipped off my "To Do" list and crawled into a corner. "Doc" Nelson has volunteered to...
In an effort to be responsive to our member's needs, we're initiating a whole new category of forums devoted to the branches of service. At...
I've heard and read alot of reference to making lint, even found an oil painting entitled "Making Lint", but I have found no references on how to...
What is rheumatism? I found a Universal Liniment in Peterson's Magazine 1864, this was good "for rheumatism in the head", "for other complaints, the...
Have any of the medical living historians/reenactors giving much thought to the collecting of specimens (predominantly, but not entirely, from CS...
For you men and women who do the medical side of reenacting, when it comes down to using medicine bottles, do you all use orginal bottles or the...
Would anyone happen to have a source for repro stoneware apothecary containers like the ones in the link below? Any modern versions I have found...
In a discussion of sources of info on Civil War PoWs, Kay Larson of the New York Military Affairs Symposium offered the following advice that I...
I think some of you medical people may know some undertaker-types, so I thought I'd try to reach them through this forum. Last week at an antique...
hello, my wife has recently felt the awe of doing reenactiong and wish to do a nurse for our unit. the indiana 49th, so i was hoping with your...
I was following a discussion on another civil war history list when the following website was mentioned: www.civilwarsurgeons.org/default.htm I...
. . . of the USCC. We e-mailed him at the address on his group's website but there has been no response. It seems the website has not been updated...
Let me also suggest that any medical personnel wanting to know more about the medical practices and standards of the day go to Google Books where you...
Were medical staff like Surgeons or Medical Cadets ever on campaighn? I havn't read anything about that. Would they have slept in shelter halfs? ...
Anyone have information on the USCC ID tags. When were they first distributed? Where can one see an original or a good reproduction? Is anyone...
I was discussing today with a friend of mine about ways soldiers were treated for stomach problems...screamers...sour apple trots...whatever you want...
Anyone out there specialize in portraying wounded in a battlefield aid-station/field hospital setting? What's considered appropriate within the...
My after-action review of Harpers Ferry Yultide event is now available on my blog. Please click on the link below to read it. Thanks!
The National Museum of Civil War Medicine will hold our annual Interpretive Workshop on Jan. 20th, 2007 at the main museum in Frederick. The...
Hi everyone. I am in the prossess of collecting money and information to building the Coolidge Ambulance. Does anyone know where i can find...
I have tried searches on Google, the American Memory of the LOC, and numerous other places online. I cannot find any pictures of the US Government...
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