The infection that was ravaging through Garfield’s body was a hazard not only to himself but also to those who treated him.
Tag: American Civil War
How The Civil War Transformed U.S. Medicine
Shauna Devine spoke today at the National Library of Medicine on “The Civil War, the Army Medical Museum, and the Surgeon General’s Library: Medical Practice
“The President is somewhat restless…”: Doctors
By Jeffrey S. Reznick and Lenore Barbian Dr. D. Willard Bliss Five minutes after Charles Guiteau shot President Garfield on July 2, 1881, the first
A Relic of Gettysburg and Cycloramas Past
by Michael Sappol Once upon a time, long before immersive video games, the History Channel and IMAX cinema, History was Big, heroic, epic, and full