Civil War Era Surgical Manuals,
Civilian Surgical and Medical Texts
Authors:
Freeman
J. Bumstead, Bransby B. Cooper, Henry H. Smith, William B. Carpenter
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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.
Pathology and Treatment of Venereal
Diseases, (1861, first edition), by Freeman J. Bumstead, M.D.
Also the second revised
edition (1864)
Additional information on:
Freeman Josiah Bumstead,
M.D.
The 1861 first
edition is on
the
list of text books ordered by the
Surgeon General for the Medical Dept. during the early part of the Civil War.
Both editions,:
61 & 64 editions, were in the 1861 and 1865 Catalogues
of the
Surgeon General's Office Library during the Civil War. The second
version contains lessons learned during the Civil War and so states the
fact in the preface of the second and revised edition and is shown
below. Venereal diseases were a major issue during the War and
this book was the main source of information.
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Discussion of this text by the publisher: Blanchard & Lea in 1861
Owner signature in first edition
Owner signature in second edition
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Preface to the second edition with comments about
knowledge during the Civil War
Lecture on the Principles and
Practice of Surgery, (1852, first edition), by Bransby B. Cooper, F. R. S.
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Discussion of this text by the publisher:
Blanchard & Lea in 1860
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Anatomical
Atlas of the Human Body, (1859) by Henry H. Smith, M.D.
Additional
information on Henry H. Smith,
M.D.
Surgery lecture card signed by Henry H. Smith,
M.D.
A System of Operative
Surgery, (1852, first edition), by Henry H. Smith, M.D.
If there is
any doubt in your mind about what surgeons knew and were able to
perform within the body cavity, prior to 1850, this massive book
will put to rest any questions you may have had.
Bottom-line: they knew plenty, performed delicate and technical
surgery and not just gross amputations! This massive 698
page book shows exactly what they knew and when they knew it!
At the outbreak of the
Civil War, Dr. Henry H. Smith was appointed the surgeon
general of Pennsylvania. He originated the plan for the
removal of the wounded from the battlefield to large
hospitals in major cities, organized a corps of surgeons on
steamers that were used as floating hospitals at the siege
of Yorktown and tended to the wounded after various battles,
i.e., Cold Harbor and Antietam.
Additional information
on Henry H.
Smith, M.D.
     
     
     
Principles of Human
Physiology, with their chief applications to psychology, pathology,
therapeutics, hygiene and forensic medicine, (1862), by William B. Carpenter,
M.D. F.A.S, edited by Francis Gurney Smith, M.D.
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Signed by Cha. H. Brereton
AMA data:
Name: Charles Herbert Brereton
Death date: Sep 6, 1908
Place of death: Bethany, ON Ontario, Canada
Type of practice: Allopath
Medical school: Victoria University Medical Department, Coburg, 1868
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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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