Civil War Era Civilian Surgical and Medical Texts
Authors:
John Hunter, Joseph
Toynbee, William Mackenzie, Horace Dobell, Wharton T. Jones
Page Nine
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.
Treatise on
the Blood, Inflammation and Gun-Shot Wounds, (1817), by John Hunter, M.D.
(Note the attached insert
from the Civil War surgeon (image) adjacent to the title page, dated 1864.
Also, there is a page dedicated to Phillip Syng, M.D by the editor, and one
to the King of England by John Hunter. A previous owner signature is
dated 1821.)
Diseases of the Ear. Their Nature, Diagnosis and Treatment, (1860),
by Joseph Toynbee, M.D.
A
Practical Treatise on Diseases of the Eye, (1855), by William
Mackenzie, M.D.
Additional
information on William
Mackenzie, M.D.
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Publisher Blanchard & Lea's
1855
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Lectures on the germs and vestiges of disease, (1861), by
Horace Dobell, M.D.
The
Principles and Practice of Ophthalmic Medicine and Surgery, (1856), by
Wharton T. Jones, M.D.
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Publisher Blanchard & Lea's
1860
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Name: Arthur White
Death date: Aug 11, 1921
Place of death: Rockport, IN
Birth date: 1832
Type of practice: Allopath
Practice specialities:GS General Surgery
States and years of licenses:IN, 1897
Places and dates of practices:Rockport, IN, 1854
Medical school(s): University of Maryland School of
Medicine, Baltimore: University of Maryland School of
Medicine and Coll of Phys and Surgeons, 1854, (G)
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Owner signature:
Arthur White, M.D., Civil War Assistant Surgeon |
Information about
Dr. Arthur White
from the Medical and Surgical History data base relative to his
service during the Civil War in the Indiana 25th Regiment as an
Asst. Surgeon.
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Medical Education during and before the Civil War
Wanted for this
collection: Civil War era medical books published 1858-1865
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Wanted: Pre-1865
medical textbooks marked 'U.S. Army Hospital or Medical Department, USA
Hosp. Dept., USA Medical Dept. |
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