Civil War
Union Military Surgical Manuals and Medical Books
Civil War
Medical Books
Medical text books, Civil
War medical books, Antique medical books, Rare medical books
Authors:
Tripler, Blackman, John H.
Packard, John H. Power
U. S. Army &
Confederate Army Medical Department Publications
U.S. Army Hospital and Medical Departments
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Handbook for the Military Surgeon,
(1862) by Chas. Tripler, M.D. and Geo. Blackman, M.D.
A copy of this text book is
listed in the 1865 Surgeon
General's Office Library Catalogue and the
list of medical
textbooks which were published during the Civil War by the Army
Medical Department.
Charles Stuart Tripler (1806-1866) and George Curtis
Blackman (1819-1891) co-authored Hand-book for the military
surgeon; being a compendium of the duties of the medical officer in the
field, the sanitary management of the camp, the preparation of food, etc.;
with forms for the requisitions for supplies, returns, etc.; the diagnosis
and treatment of camp dysentery; and all the important points in war
surgery; including gunshot wounds, amputation, wounds of the chest, abdomen,
arteries and head, and the use of chloroform (Cincinnati, Robert Clarke
& Co., 1862).
Tripler and Blackman were both graduates of the College of
Physicians and Surgeons in New York. Tripler entered the Army as assistant
surgeon and was made full surgeon in 1847. In 1861 he was appointed medical
director of General Patterson's army in the Shenandoah Valley. Upon General
McClellan's assuming chief command, he was made general director of the Army
of the Potomac and organized the medical services in that department. In
1854, Blackman became professor of surgery in the Medical College of Ohio in
Cincinnati. During the war he was noted for his bold and skillful technique
as surgical operator; he was also an able writer and lecturer.
Additional information on:
Tripler
and Blackman
Example of Tripler's
army medical exam form for recruits
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Handbook for the military
surgeon : being a compendium of the
duties of the medical officer in the field... and all the
important points in war surgery Fourth edition.
Published: Cincinnati : R. Clarke,
1862.
7 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 1 1/4 in., 121 pages plus
an appendix of supplies for medical officer.
Signed on the inside cover: L. M. Buffinberger, M.D., Osborn, Ohio
Signature of Dr. L. M. Buffinberger
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1862-63 lecture
card for Principles and Practice of Surgery by Geo. C.
Blackman, MD
These lecture
courses were used by doctors to help pay their salary. The
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Manual
of Minor Surgery, (1863) by John H. Packard, M.D.
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With 145
illustrations. Authorized and adopted by the
surgeon-general of the United States army for the use of
surgeons in the field and general hospitals.
Published: Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott &
Co., 1863. 5 x 7 6/8 x 1 in., 285 pages.
Signed by: Dr. Raphael De,
Catonsville, Maryland
Signature of Raphael De
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Anatomy of the Arteries of the
Human Body, (1862) by John H. Power, M. D.,
U. S. Army Medical Department
issue (U. S. Army Medical
Department imprinted title version)
A copy of this text book is
listed in the Surgeon
General's Office Library Catalogues or the
list of medical
textbooks which were published during the Civil War by the Army
Medical Department.
This version and one that follows are essentially
the same book, but the covers are different, this one has the U. S.
Army Medical Department title imprinted and the second and
apparently later version has a USA Medical Department crest embossed
on the cover.
POWER'S, ANATOMY OF THE ARTERIES OF
THE HUMAN BODY; Descriptive and Surgical with the Descriptive Anatomy of the
Heart By JOHN HATCH POWER, MD.; Fellow of the Royal College of
Surgeons Surgeon to the City of Dublin Hospital. 12mo amply illustrated $2.00
TREATISE ON MILITARY HYGIENE
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Authorized Medical Books from J.
B. Lippincott & Co. Publishers. Authorized and adopted by the
Surgeon-General, U. S. Army, for use in Field and General Hospitals 1862
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Author:
John Hatch Power, M.D. U.S. Army Medical Department, 1862, a
publication for use by surgeon's during the War. Published:
Phila. Pa.; J. B. Lippincott & Co. ( 7 1/2 x 5 x 1 1/4 in.), 401 pages.
Signed by A. I. Lawbaugh,
Morristown, Ill.,
Name: Albert I. Lawbaugh
Cause of death: carcinoma; (M)
Death date: Feb 15, 1923
Place of death: Calumet, MI
Birth date: 1844
Type of practice: Allopath
States and years of licenses: MI, 1900, IL
Places and dates of practices: Calumet, MI, 1870, Oct 24, 1917,
Laurium, MI, Jul 1, 1916, Mar 11, 1914, May 19, 1919
Medical school: State University of New York Downstate College of
Medicine, Brooklyn: Long Island Coll. Hosp., 1870
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See
variations of the Medical Department logos and titles
Owner signature of A. I. Lawbaugh
Additional information on
Dr. Lawbaugh
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Anatomy of the arteries
of the human body, (1862) by John H. Power, M. D.,
U. S. Army Medical
Department issue
( U. S. Army Medical Department embossed logo version)
A copy of this text book is
listed in the Surgeon
General's Office Library Catalogues or the
list of medical
textbooks which were published during the Civil War by the Army
Medical Department.
This version and the previous one are essentially the same book, but
the covers are different. This later version has a USA Medical
Department crest embossed on the cover.
See
variations of the Medical Department logos and titles.
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Authorized Medical Book from J.
B. Lippincott & Co. Publishers. Authorized and adopted by the
Surgeon-General, U. S. Army, for use in Field and General Hospitals 1862
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Author:
John Hatch Power, M.D. U.S. Army Medical Department, 1862, a
publication for use by surgeon's during the Civil War. Published:
Phila. Pa.; J. B. Lippincott & Co. (7 1/2 x 5 x 1 1/4 in.), 401 pages.
Owner signature
S. B. McRennihan, Cincinnati,
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U. S. Army Medical Dept. logo
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Medical education and lecture cards
during and before the Civil War
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