American Civil War: Part I

American Civil War. Part II

“…While heralding these advances, it should be remembered that only in the climate of adequate analgesia were these accomplishments possible. As was mentioned in Part I [18], anesthesia was performed with excellent results and minimal morbidity and mortality. Common agents included chloroform and ether.…”

“…For the Civil War physician, there was no time to investigate curiosities, nor the financial or material support to initiate such work. However, while American medicine was not prepared to make great strides scientifically in this chaotic environment, many other contributions were molding American medicine [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. The development of the Sanitary Committee and hospital system, the contribution of women to medical care, and improvements in treating traumatic injuries were all accomplished during the Civil War.…”