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Apr 12, 2011 · Buried Soldiers. The Civil War claimed the lives of around 620,000 soldiers. Those who survived often had life-altering injuries. The destructive "minie ball" bullets used in the war had a ...
Mar 11, 2016 · Reed Bontecou was a doctor and photographer who used cartes de visite to document the wounds of Civil War soldiers. His photos revealed the severity of their injuries, such as bullet holes, gangrene and shell blasts, and helped them get compensation for their service. Learn more about his groundbreaking work and the impact of his photos.
Browse 6,537 photos of wounded soldiers and civilians during the American Civil War. See images of amputations, hospitals, battles, and more from the Getty Images collection.
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A collection of 98 photos taken by a Union surgeon at Harewood Army Hospital in Washington, D.C., after the Civil War, showing the scars and stories of wounded soldiers. The photos are part of a larger project by a doctoral candidate in History of Medicine to explore the use of photography in American medical practice and the lives of the patients.
A collection of 660 pages of photos and case summaries of injuries suffered by Civil War soldiers and civilians, both Union and Confederate. The images show the effects of warfare technology, such as bullets, shrapnel, and amputations, on the human body. The collection was compiled by the Army Medical Museum in the 1860s and includes portraits, specimens, and illustrations.
Jan 22, 2015 · Recently though, I started writing poetry about the Civil War as I worked on the upcoming exhibition for the National Portrait Gallery, “Dark Fields of the Republic. Alexander Gardner’s ...
Private George W. Lemon was shot in the leg at the battle of the Wilderness on May 5, 1864. He was captured by Confederate soldiers and did not receive treatment for his injuries until he was freed by Union forces over a week later. For more than a year he suffered repeated infections in the wound and poor health, until Surgeon Edwin Bentley ...
