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Transforming Public Opinion of Hospitals: Nashville’s Military Hospital Complex, 1862-1865

The organization of military care in Nashville helped shift civilian perception of hospitals

The Civil War laid the foundation for modern systems of long-term veteran medical and prosthetic care.

Learn about the controversy over who should get credit for the discovery of anesthesia

Learn the story of the other man in the Presidential Box when Lincoln was killed.

Despite an amputation, Axel Reed continued to serve in the Army.

One of the most important but often overlooked natural resources of the Civil War was light.

Not all Civil War veterans had visible disabilities.

Our staff culinary historian shares a vintage recipe

While less than 1 percent of Civil War wounds were from bayonets, they were difficult to treat.

Learn how Guillermo del Toro’s latest film, Frankenstein, has ties to Civil War medicine.