Civil War Era Civilian Surgical and Medical Texts
Authors:
George B. Woods,
Franklin Bache,
Gross, Bedford, Meigs, Condie, Thomson
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The following medical and surgical
texts were used immediately before or during the Civil War. They are a
window into a medical education as it was presented to the students and
surgeons who served in the War. There were a multitude of
medical
colleges in the late 1850's and 60's, as well as publishers who sold text
books from American, English and French authors. In all cases these
books, year and edition were listed in the Surgeon General's Office
catalogue of 1864.
The
Dispensatory of the United States of America, (1858, eleventh
edition) Wood, George B.; Bache, Franklin
A copy of this
text book is listed in the
Surgeon General's Office Library Catalogues or the list of
medical textbooks which were published during the Civil War by the
Army Medical Department.
This is the standard issue used all during
the Civil War and is the edition (eleventh) listed in the Surgeon General's Office Library.
Additional information on
George B. Woods
A Practical
Treatise on the Diseases and Injuries of the Urinary Bladder, Prostate
Gland, and the Urethra, by S. D. Gross, M.D., (1851, 1st. edition)
A copy of this text
book is listed in the Surgeon
General's Office Library Catalogues or the list of medical textbooks
which were published during the Civil War by the Army Medical
Department.
Additional
information on Samuel
Gross

Receipt for Dr. Dortch from Lea & Blanchard

List of publications by Lea &
Blanchard in 1851

Clinical Lectures on
The Diseases of Women and Children, (1860) by Gunning S.
Bedford, M.D., University of New York
A copy of
this text book is listed in the
Surgeon General's Office
Library Catalogues or the list of medical textbooks which
were published during the Civil War by the Army Medical
Department.
Additional information on
Gunning Bedford, M.D.
and his relationship to Civil War era education. Textbooks
on Obstetrics and Children were present in the Surgeon General's
Office library during the Civil War, thus their presence
in this collection.
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University of New York
Lecture Card for:
G. S.
Bedford, M.D.
1858
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Principles and
Practice of Obstetrics, ( 3rd edition dated 1862, 1867) by
Gunning S. Bedford, M.D.
Textbooks on Obstetrics and Children were present in the
Surgeon General's Office library during the Civil War,
thus their presence in this collection.
A copy of
this text book is listed in the
Surgeon General's
Office Library Catalogues or the list of medical
textbooks which were published during the Civil War by the
Army Medical Department.
Treatise on
Obstetrics: The Science and Art, (1856, third edition)
by Charles D. Meigs, M.D.
A
copy of this text book is listed in the
Surgeon
General's Office Library Catalogues
Additional information on Charles D. Meigs, M.D.
Textbooks on Obstetrics and Children were present in the
Surgeon General's Office library during the Civil
War, thus their presence in this collection.
Treatise on
Diseases of Children, (1853), fourth edition) by D.
Francis Condie, M.D.
A
copy of this text book is listed in the
Surgeon
General's Office Library Catalogues
Additional
information on D. Francis Condie, M.D.
Textbooks on Obstetrics and Children were present in the
Surgeon General's Office library during the Civil
War, thus their presence in this collection.
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Diseases of the
Liver and Biliary Passages, by William Thomson, M.D. and
Illustrations of Diseases of the Liver and Spleen by William
Twining, (1842)
A
copy of this text book is listed in the
Surgeon
General's Office Library Catalogues or the list of
medical textbooks which were published during the Civil
War by the Army Medical Department.

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Medical Education during and before the Civil War
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medical textbooks, especially those marked 'U.S. Army Hospital or Medical Department, USA
Hosp. Dept., USA Medical Dept.
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