American Civil War Medical & Surgical Antiques

(A Private Collection - Research and Identification Project)

Civil War Era Surgical Sets, Surgeon's Swords & Images

Civil War Surgeon Education & Civil War Medicine Text-books

Established 1995      .   .   .     Dr. Michael Echols

As seen in: Military Images Magazine, American's Civil War Magazine, Warman's Civil War Collectibles, Antique Week, Northeast Antiques, Civil War Army Swords, Civil War Times Illustrated, various TV programs, Antiques & Collecting publications

 

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U. S. Army Medical Department Logos & Titles

U. S. Army Hospital Department Titles

There were several different logos used by various publishers during the Civil War for the books ordered by the Surgeon-General's Office for the U. S. Army Medical Department and the U. S. Army Hospital Department. 

When the Medical Department became very active during the first year of the War, these logos and imprints were used on the books specifically ordered for use in the field and hospitals.  See the notice at the bottom of this page which Lippincott published in the front of Power's book on Surgical Anatomy of the Arteries.

Below are some of the examples found in this and other collections.  Any additions would be appreciated.

Various logos and printing titles used on U. S. Army Medical Department text books

1860 U. S. A. Med. Dept.

 

Below are variations of the printing styles used for the U. S. Army Hospital Department

 

 

 

 

(Any contributions to this logo collection of photos and scans is welcome)

 

This notice from the front pages of: Anatomy of the arteries of the human body, (1862) by John H. Power, M. D., illustrates this book was ordered by the Surgeon-General of the U. S. Army and has the logo on the cover indicating it was provided to the U. S. Army Medical Department

 

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Extensive information on the USA Medical and Hospital Departments:

Army Medical and Hospital Departments Budgets

Extensive history of the Medical Department

Instrument sets specified by U.S. Army Medical Department during the Civil War

Display of instruments normally found in a Civil War hospital set 1861-65

Hernstein & Son, U. S. Army Hosp. Dept. issue field surgery set

Hernstein Civil War U. S. Army Hospital Dept. Staff Surgeon's set

Tiemann Civil War U. S. Army Hospital Dept. Field Surgeon's set

Snowden & Brother U. S. Army Medical Dept. field surgery set

U.S.A. Hosp. Dept. trepanning set by Hernstein

U. S. Army Hospital Department Bottle Colors

U. S. A. Hosp. Dept. medium size ivory surgical set, 1861

U. S. A. Hosp. Dept. 9 in. bottle, 1861-65

Regulations for the Medical Department of the Army, 1861

Notes on Army Medical  Department 1866, multi-topical

U.S. Army Hosp. Dept. Wood's Medicine, Vol. I & 2

Snowden and Brother field size U.S.A. Med. Dept military amputation set, 1861

 

 

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American Surgical Sets:        Pre-1861:  1 | 2    -    Civil War:  4 | 5 | 6 | 7     -    Post-1865:  3 

Medical Text-Books:

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Medical Staff Swords:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17

Hosp Dept Bottles & Tins:

1 | 2 | 3 |

 

Currently Seeking to Purchase for this Collection

Partial or Incomplete surgical sets or instruments by:  Snowden, Tiemann, Gemrig, Kolbe', Hernstein

 Any medical instrument or book marked:   U.S.A. / Hosp. Dep't.  or  U.S.A. / Med. Department

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American Civil War Medical & Surgical Antiques

This site is an active on-going collection and research project.  Additions are actively being sought.  Information and evaluations on pre-1865 material are gladly provided to individuals, universities, authors, archivists, museums, libraries, auction houses, antique dealers, and researchers. 

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Last update: Tuesday, March 16, 2010