The Union Army’s Surgical Handbook and the Positive Story of Civil War Surgery by John M. Harris, Jr., MD

“…These positive Civil War outcomes have been attributed to field experience, adoption of best practices, and enhanced communication, without consideration of New York surgeon Stephen Smith’s widely-used Hand-Book of Surgical Operations. The Army of the Potomac added Smith’s pocket-sized Hand-Book to its supply table in 1862. …”
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