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  Civil War Surgery by Frank Hastings Hamilton, M.D.

(The following are the personal edited research notes of Michael Echols, the source of which may or may not be completely documented)

A Practical Treatise on Military Surgery by Frank Hastings Hamilton, MD, 1861

Topics: surgery instruments in the early days of the Civil War

The following excerpts are from a rare first edition on military surgery published by Bailliere Brothers publishing of  New York in 1861.  Dr. Hamilton was a military surgeon, lectured at Bellevue Hospital in New York, and was the author of medical books.

  • See: Civil War Surgical Manuals for additional information on Hamilton as well as a lecture ticket for his course on surgery.

  • See: Civil War education of medical doctors at Bellevue Hospital 1864-65

The hardcover book is over 230 pages which goes into great detail about every eventually from the of selection of recruits to field craft and surgery.   I have copied only a few pages to illustrate the items Dr. Hamilton suggests a surgeon should carry to war. 

The intent is to illustrate the medical and surgical items one might expect to find being used by a Civil War surgeon.  If you have a surgical set which is missing certain items, you may be able to track down what that item was by looking at this list of expected items for a given set.

Also see: Anesthesia during the Civil War

Photo courtesy of Trent Valley Archives, Peterborough, Ontario

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You may wish to print each page to view the details

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 See a Wade and Ford Civil War Surgeon's surgical set

Above is a list of medical items suggested to be carried by the field surgeon

Field surgeons: from the National Archives

Civil War related medical books currently in this collection

 

 

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American Civil War Surgical Antiques 

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 Pre-1865 Civilian & Civil War Military Surgical Antiques

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