Category Archives: Medicine

Pa. museum displays Civil War-era medicine

Posted on April 22, 2011 by skydancer506

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Nothing like the sight of a bone saw to cut the romance from your Civil War dreams. After all, the last full measure of devotion takes on a new shade of meaning when you imagine a … Continue reading →

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Smithsonian highlights role of Civil War nurses

Posted on April 22, 2011 by skydancer506

Associated Press WASHINGTON — A diary kept by a Civil War nurse is the focus of a new display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. On Friday, the museum will begin telling the story of nurse Amanda Akin. … Continue reading →

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