Having joined the military in 1911, “Ike” was well acquainted with a type of wagon frequently used as an ambulance. Around the time of the Civil War, such wagons were made in St. Louis by a ...

Being wounded at any point in the Civil War was a gruesome experience. A bullet to an arm or leg usually meant amputation; the odds of surviving a torso wound were pretty close to zero. But to add … ...

The U.S. welcomed the first civilian ambulance care in Cincinnati, Ohio, on this day in history, March 28, 1866. It was inspired by medical advances during the Civil War.

Civil War surgeons learned fast. ... The Ambulance-to-ER System. The Union went into the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, expecting a mere skirmish. The rebels brought a war.

Civil War ambulance. An ambulance crew of American Zouaves – inspired by the French/North African fighting force of the same name – between 1862 and 1865.

On June 24, at 4 p.m., a headstone rededication service will be held at James Frederick Rowe’s graveside — 132 years after he died in Billings from a gunshot wound.

Stanley B. Burns, MD, the Mercy Street on-set Medical, Historical and Technical Advisor, shares photos from The Burns Archive and an essay about hospitals during the Civil War-era.