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Grave’S Anatomy: Abolitionists, Body Snatchers, And The Demise Of Winchester Medical College, Kaylyn L. Sawyer
Grave’S Anatomy: Abolitionists, Body Snatchers, And The Demise Of Winchester Medical College, Kaylyn L. Sawyer
The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History
A census in 1890 listed Chris Baker’s occupation as “Anatomical Man.” While the title sounds like that one of today’s superheroes, the nineteenth century existence of this vocation kept people from lingering around medical colleges after dark. By day, Chris Baker worked as a janitor for the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. By night, he had the darker task of obtaining corpses for the school. He was a “resurrectionist,” and he was not alone in his eerie nocturnal task of preying on the powerless and recently interred with a shovel, bag, and cart close at hand. Until legislation governing …
Lawson, H. M. (Sc 728), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Lawson, H. M. (Sc 728), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full text (click on "Additional Files") for Manuscripts Small Collection 728. Medical report written by H. M. Lawson, surgeon, on the back pages of Regulations for the Medical Department of the Confederate States Army (Richmond, 1861). He describes the camp conditions and health problems of the 51st Regiment, Georgia Volunteers at Pocotaligo, South Carolina.
Chism Family Papers (Sc 603), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Chism Family Papers (Sc 603), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans including slave items (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 603. Chiefly business papers of the Chism family of Monroe County, Kentucky, with most of the papers being those of J. T. Chism (1810-1884). Includes slave items, 1808, 1856 (2); letters pertaining to the pork industry and trade, 1867-1880 (36); doctor’s letters containing medical instructions for patient and prescriptions, 1863-1864 (4); receipts for goods sold to Union forces, 1863-1864 (8); and miscellaneous items.
Transylvania Medical Alumni Served Both Sides During The Civil War, Charles T. Ambrose
Transylvania Medical Alumni Served Both Sides During The Civil War, Charles T. Ambrose
Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
A Transylvania Medical Graduate Searches For His Sons After A Civil War Battle, Charles T. Ambrose
A Transylvania Medical Graduate Searches For His Sons After A Civil War Battle, Charles T. Ambrose
Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Civil War - Medical Affairs - Confederate (Sc 87), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Civil War - Medical Affairs - Confederate (Sc 87), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 87. Paper written by J. F. Heustis, Chief Surgeon, Breckinridge's Division, Tullahoma, Tennessee, to Surgeon W. J. Byrne, 9th Kentucky Regiment, detailing how to make out monthly and quarterly reports of the sick and wounded.
Rowlett, David Ezekiel, 1849-1919 (Sc 1450), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rowlett, David Ezekiel, 1849-1919 (Sc 1450), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1450. Letter written by David Rowlett of New Corner, Indiana, to Mrs. M. L. Emens, recalling the excellent female nurse he had while a patient in a Nashville, Tennessee hospital during the Civil War. Rowlett served in Co. B, 11th Indiana Volunteer Cavalry.
Bush, Thomas (Sc 1421), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bush, Thomas (Sc 1421), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1421. Civil War letter written by Thomas Bush, Louisville, Kentucky, to his brother, commenting on the poor hospital care he is receiving for consumption. He notes his doctor's opinion that the man who enlisted him should be sent to the penitentiary.
Introductory Lecture Delivered Before The Class Of Jefferson Medical College, By Professor J.B. Biddle. Monday, October 9, 1865., J. B. Biddle
Jefferson Medical College Opening Addresses
No abstract provided.
Confederate Voucher For Medicine, W H. Elliot
Confederate Voucher For Medicine, W H. Elliot
John P. McGovern, MD Collection
Voucher for one dollar, receivable as cash for medicines, redeemable in confederate notes, issued by W.H. Eliot, Druggist and Apothecary. See more at John P. McGovern, MD Collection of Texas Historical Medical Documents and its finding aid.
Introductory Address Delivered Before The Students Of Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia., Samuel Henry Dickson, Md, Lld
Introductory Address Delivered Before The Students Of Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia., Samuel Henry Dickson, Md, Lld
Jefferson Medical College Opening Addresses
No abstract provided.
General Introductory To The Course Of Instruction In Jefferson Medical College Of Philadelphia, For The Session Of 1861-62. Delivered October 14, 1861., Franklin Bache, Md
General Introductory To The Course Of Instruction In Jefferson Medical College Of Philadelphia, For The Session Of 1861-62. Delivered October 14, 1861., Franklin Bache, Md
Jefferson Medical College Opening Addresses
No abstract provided.
War Tax Receipt For Five Dollars In Confederate Treasury Notes, James Nagle
War Tax Receipt For Five Dollars In Confederate Treasury Notes, James Nagle
John P. McGovern, MD Collection
War tax receipt for five dollars in Confederate Treasury notes to J. Nagle. See more at John P. McGovern, MD Collection of Texas Historical Medical Documents and its finding aid.