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The article discusses the significance of general anesthesia and its use during the U.S. Civil War, which aided in the medical treatment of soldiers of both sides of the U.S. Civil War. The article examines experiments utilizing anesthesia by Georgian Crawford W. Long, among others, ether and chloroform, and the use of anesthesia upon Confederate general Stonewall Jackson during the amputation of his left arm.

The article discusses the significant advances in military medical care in Frederick, Maryland, during the Union occupation there beginning in autumn 1862, led largely by Army of the Potomac major and medical director Jonathan Letterman. The article also examines the role of civilians in Frederick and surgeons in improving military medical care.

An excerpt is presented from the book "First Manassas: An End to Innocence, July 18-21, 1861," by John Hennessy, which discusses the medical treatment of casualties of the 1861 battle at Manassas,Virginia, during the U.S. Civil War.

The article discusses evidence from reports written by 19th century physician John Thompson Darby during the U.S. Civil War campaign known as the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, that indicate that Confederate lieutenant general John Bell Hood did not use opiates to treat pain during the war. The article discusses Bell's injuries suffered in combat before and during the war, particularly during the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, a surgery undergone by Hood, and speculation by historians that Hood utilized the drug laudanum to control his pain but impacted his military judgment.

A photo essay which the documents the state of medical care during the American Civil War is presented.

The article focuses on the life and works of Nancy Maria Hill, a nurse and later a doctor during the U.S. Civil War. Her education and a brief of her family background is mentioned. The article portrays her work as a nurse, her devotion to her duty and her bravery in attending to important matters at hand. An account of her experience at Armory Square Hospital during the war is also presented.

The article describes the hospitals and the medical care facilities that were available during the U.S. Civil War. By the time of the Civil War, a growing emphasis on maximizing the circulation of air, along with a desire for cleanliness, spaciousness and ventilation, had found architectural life in the form of pavilion hospitals. When William Hammond was appointed surgeon general in April 1862, he centralized the U.S. Army's Medical Department, and increased its efficiency and number of facilities. By the war's end, more than 200 military hospitals could be found in every major Northern city and even in areas of the occupied South.

Focuses on the cadre of dedicated Northern women who traveled to the charnel houses of United States Civil War to care for the sick and wounded. American Red Cross founder Clara Barton; Catholic orders; Dorothea Dix and other volunteer female nurses; Mary Ann Bickerdyke. INSET: Sally Tompkins.

Focuses on naval surgeons during the American Civil War. Insufficient sick bays of Civil War vessels; Five ranks of naval medical officers; Consideration of medical officers as staff officers; Number of medical officers in the Union and Confederate navies; Health problems for the navies presented by the Civil War.

Profiles Doctor Mary Walker, the only woman-awardee of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Scholastic background; Marriage to and separation from Dr. Albert Feller; Walker's unconventional attire; Application for a surgeon's commission in the Union army; Status at Dan McCook's Brigade; Incarceration at Caste Thunder in Richmond, Virginia; Exchange with a Confederate surgeon.

The article profiles Virginia nurse Sally Louisa Tomkins, who spent nearly the entirety of the U.S. Civil War caring for wounded Confederate soldiers. According to the article, Tomkins spent a good amount of her significant inheritance to establish and supply a hospital in Richmond, Virginia, was made a captain of cavalry in the Confederate Army by Confederate president Jefferson Davis, and earned a stellar reputation within the Confederate ranks and command for her generosity and care.

The article presents information on the U.S. civil war experience of veteran Robert Aitken, who was enlisted to the Company B, 4th New Jersey Infantry Regiment on August 9, 1861. Through several letters to his brother, he shares the war time miseries. He indicates that the soldiers were not paid for many months. The war time miseries include wounds and injuries, hospitalization and other war casualties.

The article describes the new logo of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine.

The article discusses the life of schoolteacher and U.S. Civil War Union military nurse Arsinoe Martin, noting her death from yellow fever and formation of the Arsinoe Martin Chapter of the organization Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic.

The article reviews the digital exhibition "The Diary of a Civil War Nurse" from the National Museum of American History and the National Library of Medicine, featuring digitized resources related to nurse Amanda Akin, located at www.americanhistory.si.edu/documentsgallery/exhibitions/nursing.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles including "Nurses' Poignant Letters" by Chris Foard in the December 2016 issue, the article about the raid along the Combahee River by Catherine Clinton in the February 2017 issue, and the article "Victory in the Pitch Black" by Bruce Venter in the December 2016 issue.

The article focuses on a sprawling hospital village of tents called Camp Letterman during the American Civil War. It informs that the camp housed more than 1,600 badly wounded Union and Confederate soldiers after the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It is stated that to cheer up everyone in the encampment, a camp picnic was organized, but it ended in disaster. It is stated that some days later, a banquet was organized which served delicacies rarely seen on the hospital menus.

Features the women of the United States Sanitary Commission who risked their own health to care for the sick and wounded Union Soldiers during the American civil war. Origin of the commission; Funding from donations; Volunteer workers.

Reports on the opening of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick, Maryland in late 1994. Display of medical artifacts belonging to Illinois dentist George E. Dammann; Contact information.

Informs on the National Museum of Civil War Medicine which will open in Frederick, Maryland, later this year. The facility will house the collection of 3,000 medical artifacts belonging to Illinois dentist Dr. George E. Dammann. Contact point for more information.

The article discusses a set of crutches used by Confederate Army officer John S. Mosby after he suffered an injury during the U.S. Civil War at a battle near Annandale, Virginia.

An excerpt from the article "Gettysburg's Aftermath," from the Summer 2013 issue of the journal "Military History Quarterly," is presented.

An excerpt from the article "Arm Conflict," from the October 2012 issue of the journal "America's Civil War," is presented.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Miss Alcott Goes to War," by Robert Attelmeyer in the April 2012 issue, which explores the common misconception that soldiers of the American Civil War were not given anesthesia during operations.

The article presents a list of surgical instruments carried by a surgeon during the days of American Civil War in 1860s. The case that surgeons carried had bone dust brush, amputation saw, trepanning scalpel, needles, suture, bone wax compartment, amputation knives, set of muscle retractors, bone saw blade, large trephine head and many other instruments.

The article presents a calendar of events related to the U.S. Civil War 1861-1865 in the fall of 2007. The program titled "Union Surgeon" will be held at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick, Maryland on March 3, 2007. "Civil War Cataclysm: The New York City Draft Riots of 1863," a historical program, will be held in New York City, New York on February 27, 2007. The program titled "A Visit with Mr. Lincoln" will be held on February 17, 2007 in Petersburg, Virginia.

Profiles Sally Louisa Tompkins, captain of Confederates during the United States Civil War. Help offered by Tompkins to the wounded soldiers during the war; Patients admitted by Tompkins in the hospital she managed during her term; Service record made by Tompkins.

Focuses on artifacts retrieved from an attic in Washington D.C. which prove that Clara Barton, a battlefield nurse during the American Civil War and founder of American Red Cross, set up an office in that area. How the artifacts were discovered; Contribution of Barton to American history.