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Ironclad Navy Medical Environment: From Civil War Battles to Modern Medicine Marvels

Explore the medical challenges faced by the Ironclad Navy during the Civil War era, from battlefield surgeries to advancements in healthcare. Journey through historic battles and innovations in naval medicine with insights from esteemed historian Jan K. Herman.

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Ironclad Navy Medical Environment: From Civil War Battles to Modern Medicine Marvels

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  1. The Medical Environment of the Ironclad Navy By Jan K. Herman Historian, Navy Medical Department Director, Benjamin Rush Education Center

  2. “David goes out to meet Goliath and every man who can walk to the beach sits down there, spectators of the first ironclad battle of the world…”

  3. Congress, Cumberland, and Minnesota under attack

  4. “Soon, after noon, a shell from the enemy’s gun, the muzzle not ten yards distant, struck the forward side of the pilot’s house directly in the sight hole or slit and exploded, cracking the second iron log and partly lifting the top, leaving an opening.” Captain John Worden, USN

  5. A Visit to the Captain’s Cabin

  6. Fighting a Losing Battle Cumberland vs. Merrimack (1862)

  7. Gundeck of CSS Virginia (or is it Merrimack?)

  8. 11-Inch Dahlgrens in Monitor’s Turret (Aging like a fine wine…or not)

  9. Marvels of “Modern Medicine” Civil War Surgical Kit Drug Cabinet

  10. Ericsson’s Monitor at Sea

  11. Coal Heavers

  12. “Tinclad” with Awning

  13. Ironclads in Storm

  14. Tripolitan Wars

  15. Sea Battle in the Age of Sail

  16. CSS Atlanta Surrendersto USS Nahant

  17. Flight Operations aboard Aircraft Carrier

  18. USS Cairo

  19. Breach-loading Artillery

  20. Gihon’s “Ambulance Cots”

  21. “Great White Fleet”

  22. U.S. Naval Medical School

  23. QUESTIONS &/or COMMENTS

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