COLLECTING CIVIL WAR
SURGEON’S IMAGES & PHOTOGRAPHS
By Melinda K.
Johnson and Paul R. Johnson,
M.D., F.A.C.S.
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enlarge)
CDV with obverse stamped "Dr. J. W. Hunt" and reverse
signed: "J. W. Hunt, Surgeon 10th Regt. N. Y. Vols.,
August, 1861. Dr. Hunt served with the 10th New York
for under a year. He is posed holding his European
imported M 1840 Medical Staff sword with officer's kepi
on the stand. No photographer's back mark
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Bust CDV of Lt. George
Page, 19th Maine.
Signed in ink on
reverse: "Yours Truly, George Page., Lt., 19th Maine Vols. and
Ambulance Officer, 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps (Army of
the Potomac).
The 19th Maine served
and saw action during the many battles of the Army of the Potomac
including Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, etc. etc.. A rare
view of an Ambulance Officer.
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This is a
superb 1870-80's period cabinet card image of an Assistant
Surgeon in the Army Medical Dept. He is an unidentified Lt.,
with "M.D." in his shoulder boards, and sports what appears to
be a beautiful Ames M 1840 Medical Staff Sword with chapeau de
Bra hat on the chair next to a book. Photographed by Barr, San
Antonio, Texas.
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Full length albumen mounted image of Private John B.
Bathurst, Co. I., 45th Penn. Vols., aged 21 years. He
received a minie ball gunshot wound to his left leg during
the Battle of Cold Harbor, Va. (June 4th, 1864) and required
above knee amputation (circular). He was admitted to
Harewood U.S. General Hospital, Nov., 2nd, 1865 from Douglas
Gen'l Hospital. Was convalescent when admittied.
Discharged on Surgeons certificat of disability, Nov., 21st,
1865.
This remarkable image was recorded
under the auspices of Dr. R. B. Bontecou, Surgeon U.S.
Vol.s, at Harewood U.S.A. Gen'l Hospital, Washington, D.C..
It clearly depicts Pvt Bathurst's circular left femoral
amputation circitrix/scarred healed skin incision (stellate)
and wonderfully demonstrated his articulating artificial
left leg/limb prosthesis. This device has a maker's trade
lable and just above it the two leather sewn pads holding
the front two straps are seen, with the linen straps tucked
into the top of the leg itself. These straps went around
the neck/shoulder much like a cartridge box thus holding the
prosthesis up and on securely to the stump.
The prosthetic limb appears to be the
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Unidentified
Hospital Steward with arm caduceus prominently displayed. Rare
view of civil war hospital steward wearing shoulder scales,
pistol, foot officer's sword, and gauntlets.
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Rare Double Soldier Image.
1/6th plate
tintype of soldier/pards arm in arm, one holding Colt pocket
model 31 cal pistol, the other with the stopper out of his
canteen and missing index finger tip. Both are holding Model
1809 Prussian import conversion muskets
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Soldier Loading Rifle - Ramrod
Very rare
1/6th tintype of soldier loading his rifle musket, using ramrod
to push 58 cal cartridge/minie ball down rifled barrel. Wearing
overcoat with cartridge box/slinged and bayonet/scabbard on belt
with percussion cap box.
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CDV of Hospital Steward Charles
Allen, 53rd Mass Vols. photographed by Bogardus, NY.
His arm
caduceus present, but dark green appears not gold highlighted
and therefore contrast is weak. He wears his M 1840
non-commissioned sword and has a regulation US in wreath kepi
device for Hospital Stewards
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CDV
of unidentified civil war wounded private missing his left arm.
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7j Various
bullet extracting instruments used during the Civil War |
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