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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COLLECTING CIVIL WAR SURGEON’S IMAGES & PHOTOGRAPHS

 By Melinda K. Johnson and  Paul R. Johnson, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Contact for Dr. Paul Johnson regarding swords and images

(Click on all images to enlarge)

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CDV of Surgeon Yorick G. Hurd, 48th Mass.  Photographed by Clarkson, Amesbury, Mass. 

 
2b.
 
CDV of Assistant Surgeon J. W. Craig, 10th Illinois.  Unknown photographer.

 

 
2c

CDV of Assistant Surgeon Henry Sabin, 52nd Mass Vols.  Photographed by Kimball, N.Y.

 
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CDV of Assistant Surgeon William Bond, 53rd Mass. Vols..  This unit saw action during the assault on Port Hudson, La.  Photographed by Vennor, Charleston, Mass..

 

 

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CDV of Surgeon (Major) McCollester, 53rd Mass. Vols.  No backmark

 

 
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CDV unknown Surgeon (Major) holding hat with MS 1840 sword on opposite hip.  Photographed by Black and Case, Boston, Mass..

 
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CDV of Assistant Surgeon J. M. Richardson, 52nd Mass Vols..  Unknown photographer
2h

CDV of Assistant Surgeon Francis Pearman, 30th Indiana Infantry.  Photographed by Broadbent, Philadelphia

 
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CDV of unidentified Assistant Surgeon.  Photographed by Brady, New York.

 
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CDV of Surgeon (Major) Albert Blanchard, 3rd Mass. Cavalry.  Photographed by Anderson, New Orleans

 
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Autographed CDV of Assistant Surgeon Marvin C. Rowland, 61st New York.  Dr. Rowland was commissioned 10/2/1862 as Assistant Surgeon, and later in March, 1864 Full Surgeon (Major).  He served with his 61st N.Y. (Clinton Guards-1st Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac) at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, sustaining major losses.  At the Battle of Spotsylvania, the 61st fought at the Bloody Angle.

 
This signed image of Assistant Rowland (prior to 3/1864) was photographed by B. Paige "Plumb Gallery", Washington, D. C. and shows him wearing his M 1840 Medical Staff Sword. 

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CDV of Dr. John Collins Warren, Head of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital (1776-1856).  This distinguished and renown surgeon was a pioneer of the art and science of surgery.  His accolades include performing the first American surgical procedure on a patient under the effects of ether anesthesia provided by Dr. Morton at the ether dome of Mass. General Hospital in 1846.

 Dr. Warren is wearing a very elaborate fur collared quilted traveling coat with cuffs and top hat.  I know that it is our imagination, but, under high magnification, we can almost pretend that there are small folding surgical instruments held in compartments inside his top hat which Dr. Warren is proudly displaying?

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Direct links to all medical & Civil War collections on this site

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

Medical Text-Books:

1 | 1a | 2 | 2a | 3 | 3a | 4 | 4a | 5 | 5a | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9a | 10 | 11 | 12

Medical Lecture Cards:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20

Surgeon CDV Images:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

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