Record #:

21873

Author(s):

Savitt, Todd L.

Abstract:

This article examines the Leonard Medical School, which was affiliated with Shaw University in Raleigh. Using primary sources such as letters, grading books, and student financial records, the article reconstructs the conditions in which students lived and learned at Shaw from the 1880s to 1910s.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 75 Issue 3, July 1998, p250-276 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Shaw University--Leonard Medical School (Raleigh)

Record #:

21874

Author(s):

Wegner, Ansley Herring

Abstract:

This article examines the medical practices and circumstances that led to so many amputations during the Civil War as well as the painful experiences of many amputees. It also looks at the 1866 decision by the North Carolina General Assembly to provide veterans with either an artificial limb or fund to purchase their own.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 75 Issue 3, July 1998, p277-298 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1864--Medical care

Record #:

21876

Author(s):

Norris, David A.

Abstract:

During the early years of the Civil War, the North Carolina Medical Department, in conjunction with volunteer organization, provided medical care to Confederate troops in both North Carolina and Virginia. While at the beginning of hostilities the North Carolina Medical Department was responsible for field surgery, they transitioned to hospital care and the raising and distribution of relief funds.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 75 Issue 3, July 1998, p297-326 , il, por, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--North Carolina Medical Department