American Civil War Surgical Antiques

Research - Identification

Civil War Era Surgical Sets, Surgeon's Swords & Images

Civil War Surgeon Education & Medical Books

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Wanted: the following medical textbook

Henry H. Smith, M. D.:  A System of Operative Surgery

THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF SURGERY, Embracing Minor and Operative Surgery: With a Bibliographical Index of American Surgical Writers from the Years 1783 to 1860.  Arranged for the Use of Students, and Illustrated by 400 Wood-cuts, and Nearly 100 Engravings on Steel.  In two volumes.   At the outbreak of the Civil War, Dr. Smith was appointed the surgeon general of Pennsylvania, 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.

A wanted to buy list of Civil War medical books and authors

Dr. Michael buys Civil War medical and surgical text books printed 1842 to 1865 by Henry Smith

Please contact Dr. Echols if you have a medical or surgical text book of interest to sell

Especially interested in books marked 'U.S. Army Hospital Department or U.S. Army Medical Department'

Civil War related medical books currently in this collection

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American Civil War Surgical Antiques 

Research notes and a private collection

 Pre-1865 Civilian & Civil War Military Surgical Antiques

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