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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05987.48 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Confederate Imprints and Broadsides |
| Title | An Epitome of Practical Surgery, for Field and Hospital |
| Date | 1863 |
| Author | Warren, Edward (1828-1893) |
| Document Type | Book |
| Content Description | Written by Warren as Surgeon General of North Carolina. He was formerly a Professor at University of Maryland. Published by West & Johnson at 145 Main Street, Richmond, Virginia. First edition copy (misspelled "Frist Edition" on the cover page). Dedicated to Lafayette Guild and Joseph P. Logan, both surgeons in the Confederate Army. Index at front lists diseases and other medical problems and procedures that are written about, including amputation, dislocations, fractures, and bullet and sword wounds, etc. Appendix at rear lists charts of various operations undertaken and number of deaths, etc. Inscribed on inside front cover by C. W. Heartt to Dr. F. J. Heywood, Jr. No illustrations. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Health and Medical Injury or Wound Hospital Death Education |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Education; Arts & Literature; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |