Books
Divided by Conflict, United by Compassion: The National Museum of Civil War Medicine
by Terry Reimer
The latest book published by the NMCWM Press, Divided by Conflict, United by Compassion: The National Museum of Civil War Medicine, is now available. The book is designed to fill two roles– as a keepsake for Museum visitors who want something to bring home with them, and as an informative guide to the Museum and an introduction to Civil War medicine for people who have not had an opportunity to visit in person. The book covers all aspects of the Museum including its founding, the renovations, the exhibits, the collection, and all of the other resources provided to the public. In addition, numerous subjects such as surgeons, nurses, diseases, hospital ships, amputation techniques and many others are discussed.
Since its founding in 1990, the National Museum of Civil War Medicine has endeavored to tell the story of Civil War medicine so that the efforts of the men and women who served in a medical capacity would not be forgotten. It is told through the surgeons, nurses, and other caregivers who strove to heal the wounds of war, as well as through the patients who benefitted from their dedication. It is a story that still affects us today, since many of the advancements made during the Civil War, by both the Union and Confederate Medical Departments, form the basis of modern medical care.
64 pages, 24 color pages. $4.76 plus tax and shipping. Copyright 2004.
For sale in the Dispensary Museum Store or call 301-695-5225.
Proceeds support future publications by the National Museum of Civil War Medicine’s NMCWM Press.
One Vast Hospital: The Civil War Hospital Sites in Frederick, Maryland after Antietam
by Terry Reimer
Published by the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, this book is a winner of the 2002 Maryland Historical Trust Heritage Book Award. The book includes a general introduction to Civil War hospitals and staffing, a list of the doctors and stewards at each Frederick hospital, and a history of the hospital sites including both a historic photograph and a present day photograph for each building. The city of Frederick, Maryland, played an important role in the Civil War, especially as a hospital center in the fall and winter of 1862. Immediately after the Battles of South Mountain and Antietam, Frederick was inundated with over 9,000 wounded and sick soldiers. There was one official hospital in existence, General Hospital #1 on the grounds of the Hessian Barracks, and six other General Hospitals and two hospital camps were quickly set up to accommodate the patients. Of the 27 buildings in Frederick which were used as hospitals in the Civil War, just over half are still standing.
The book also includes a complete Hospital Patient List from after the battles of South Mountain and Antietam, taken from original hospital records found at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC. This list contains nearly 10,000 individuals and includes their name, rank, regiment, company, complaint, date of admission, date discharged from hospital, and comments. The list is alphabetized and is a great source for genealogists and historians.
352 pages with 112 illustrations. $14.98 plus tax and shipping. Copyright 2001.
For sale in the Dispensary Museum Store or call 301-695-5225.
Proceeds support future publications by the National Museum of Civil War Medicine.
DVD's
Civil War Medicine: An Overview
A general overview of medical practices during the American Civil War, where of the nearly 620,000 soldiers who died, two-thirds died not of bullets and bayonets, but of disease. The video explores many aspects of Civil War medicine including: medical education, recruiting, camp sanitation, diet, pharmaceuticals, battlefield medicine, the evacuation of the wounded, amputation and surgery, burial of the dead, the pavilion style hospitals, and the surgeons and nurses. It is the first in a series of educational videos to be produced by the National Museum of Civil War Medicine.
This is an educational video on Civil War medicine and contains scenes of a graphic nature. Viewer discretion advised.
DVD, 60 minutes. $29.98 plus tax and shipping. Copyright 2001.
For sale in the Dispensary Museum Store or call 301-695-5225.
Proceeds support future educational videos produced by the National Museum of Civil War Medicine.
Journal and Reports
Surgeon's Call
The National Museum of Civil War Medicine's award-winning journal is available to members of the Museum and is one of the benefits of all levels of membership. The Surgeon's Call is published quarterly and contains news and updates about the Museum, articles on different aspects of Civil War medicine, write-ups of featured artifacts from the collection, upcoming event schedules, volunteer information, and much more. To become a member and receive Surgeon's Call, visit the membership section of the website.
Annual Report 2003-2004
The National Museum of Civil War Medicine's Annual Report for 2003-2004. This report is an overview of the Museum's last fiscal year (April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004) including: finances, programs and events, exhibits, partnerships, volunteers and staff, donors, grants, membership, and Board of Directors.
The Annual Report is available by contacting Karen Thomassen at museum@civilwarmed.org, or by downloading the pdf file Annual Report 2004 (557 kb file. WARNING: due to the size of the file, a 56k modem will take several minutes to download).
The NMCWM is a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation