Civil War Era Surgical Manuals,
Civilian Surgical and Medical Texts
Authors:
George B. Wood, Henry W. Williams, Robley Dungleson, George Fownes, John
Dalton
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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.
Wood's Therapeutics &
Pharmacology, Vol. I & II, by George B. Wood, M. D., (1860, second edition)
Additional information on:
George B. Wood.
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Medical Books from J. B. Lippincott & Co.
Publishers. 1862
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Owner signature: Phineas K.
Hilliard
AMA data:
Name: Phineas K. Hilliard
Death date: Dec 31, 1929
Type of practice: Allopath
States and years of licenses: NJ, 1884 |
Treatise on the Practice
of Medicine, by George B. Wood, M.D. (1858, 5th edition, two volumes)
Additional information on:
George B. Wood.
   
A Practical Guide to the
Study of the Diseases of the Eye, (1862 first edition) by Henry W. Williams, M.D., published by Ticknor and fields, Boston
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Owner signature in the front
of the book: Charlotte S. Eastman, Oct. 24, 1862
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Therapeutics and Materia Medica by
Robley Dungleson, M.D., L.L.D, (1857, 6th edition) in two volumes
Additional information on:
Robley Dunglison, M. D.
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Discussion of this text by the publisher: Blanchard & Lea in 1860 |
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A Manual
of Elementary Chemistry Theoretical and Practical, (1861) by George Fownes,
F. R. S.
From the seventh revised and corrected edition, edited by Robert Bridges,
M.D., professor of chemistry in the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy.
This text book is listed in the Surgeon Generals' Office Library list as
having been provided to surgeons during the Civil War.
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Description of this book by the publisher: Blanchard &
Lea in 1861 |
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Owner signature: James R.
Patterson
AMA data on deceased
physicians:
Name: James Rae Patterson
Death date: Jul 27, 1913
Place of death: Port Elgin, ON Ontario, Canada
Type of practice: Allopath
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A Treatise on Human Physiology,
(1861, second edition), by John
Dalton, M.D.
Professor of physiology and microscopic anatomy in
the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York.
| Description of this book by the publisher: Blanchard &
Lea in 1861 |
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Medical Education during and before the Civil War
Wanted for this
collection: Civil War era medical books published 1858-1865.
Especially books marked 'U.S. Army
Hospital Department', U. S. Army Medical Department, or Confederate
States of America (CSA)
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