The American Civil War
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James Wiegel, Colonel (Ret.) U.S. Army Reserves, Assistant Treasurer of the Military Historical Society of Massachusetts , explains the prevalence of amputations as a method of treating war wounds in the Civil War. The advancements of weapons had outstripped advances in medicine required to treat such wounds. ©2013 Trustees of Boston University Video by Anthony Cromwell Hill |
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