https://www.historyonawhim.com/articles daily 0.75 2025-07-29 https://www.historyonawhim.com/articles/confederacys-biggest-blunder monthly 0.5 2025-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/e46d24db-d33f-4c16-a986-3c4241aa6b79/Spring_Hill_afternoon.png Articles - The Confederacy's Biggest Blunder - Make it stand out Afternoon: Credit: By Map by Hal Jespersen, www.posix.com/CW, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9064213 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/2811a66b-3625-482c-9e7c-139987c1f207/Spring_Hill_evening.png Articles - The Confederacy's Biggest Blunder - Make it stand out Evening: Credit: By Map by Hal Jespersen, www.posix.com/CW, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9064206 https://www.historyonawhim.com/articles/check-out-my-new-book monthly 0.5 2025-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/3a0aeccc-3e2f-4b8a-a236-8bdcb8612069/2.png Articles - Check out my new book! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.historyonawhim.com/articles/fightingjoehooker monthly 0.5 2025-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/846e5bd6-2331-4208-9044-af47fc3bb5f0/OIP.jpg Articles - Fighting Joe Hooker's Rise and Fall as Commander of the Army of the Potomac - Make it stand out General Joseph Hooker on one of his horses. The horse in this picture is possibly his horse "Billy." Photo was taken by Mathew Brady, sometime between 1861-65. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/72512ea8-f3e6-4792-86a6-e2bce16e234b/OIP+%281%29.jpg Articles - Fighting Joe Hooker's Rise and Fall as Commander of the Army of the Potomac - Make it stand out General Joseph Hooker is pictured wearing his Major General's uniform as depicted by the two stars on his shoulder-boards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/8f1c67f2-3401-4084-b026-d2c28a68b7b5/service-pnp-pga-01800-01844v.jpg Articles - Fighting Joe Hooker's Rise and Fall as Commander of the Army of the Potomac - Make it stand out This 1890 print depicting the Battle of Chancellorsville shows the scene of Stonewall Jackson's wounding, a wound that would prove fatal. Painting: The Battle of Chancellorsville by Kurz & Allison, 1890 (Library of Congress, Item #91482103, Digital ID: pga 01844 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pga.01844 https://www.historyonawhim.com/articles/matchless-organization-book-review monthly 0.5 2025-01-22 https://www.historyonawhim.com/articles/avoiding-civil-war-surgery monthly 0.5 2025-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/2fe4e462-ecfc-42ef-876c-c3c5a2f79c0e/R+%281%29.jpg Articles - Confederate Medical Case Review: Avoiding Surgery for Battle Wounds (Confederate States Medical Journal Part 2) - Make it stand out Pavilion-style hospitals became the norm during the Civil War. These large complexes were built, focused on hygiene and cleanliness. The idea was based on the Crimean War work of Florence Nightingale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/a580ec98-fd61-432e-aedd-45c8b9ab224f/Chimborazo.jpg Articles - Confederate Medical Case Review: Avoiding Surgery for Battle Wounds (Confederate States Medical Journal Part 2) - Make it stand out An aerial map of Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond, VA. Chimborazo Hospital consisted of 90 wooden buildings that served as hospital wards with a total contingent of 150 buildings. Each ward held between 40 and 60 patients. The Confederate hospital treated over 75,000 patients during the war and was headed by Dr. James McCaw who divided the camp up into 5 divisions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/3704bd0e-c6e1-4cf8-99d5-285562faa819/R.jpg Articles - Confederate Medical Case Review: Avoiding Surgery for Battle Wounds (Confederate States Medical Journal Part 2) - Make it stand out The infamous conical minié ball was named after Claude-Etienne Minié, the inventor of the bullet. This, along with rifling, made bullets far more accurate and lethal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/a573a9aa-5ca9-4216-8238-88c7bbc47881/cww.001737.001.jpg Articles - Confederate Medical Case Review: Avoiding Surgery for Battle Wounds (Confederate States Medical Journal Part 2) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/dc2766e8-a40c-42c9-a71a-c16de598ba25/1255_Harewood-Hospital.jpg Articles - Confederate Medical Case Review: Avoiding Surgery for Battle Wounds (Confederate States Medical Journal Part 2) - Make it stand out This photograph shows the inside of Harewood General Hospital, a Union hospital in Washington, D.C. This photo is representative of Civil War Pavilion-Style hospitals. Notice the numerous windows and ample space for each convalescing soldier. https://www.historyonawhim.com/articles/the-medical-and-surgical-journal-of-the-confederate-states-part-1 monthly 0.5 2025-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/22d06d59-ab67-400f-914c-a60d05a6ce25/OIP.jpg Articles - The Medical and Surgical Journal of the Confederate States. (Part 1) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/b787272d-c426-4abc-88e0-2d220236a059/confederatestate12conf_0007.jpg Articles - The Medical and Surgical Journal of the Confederate States. (Part 1) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.historyonawhim.com/articles/annihilation-1914-the-belgian-forces-are-pummeled-to-dust monthly 0.5 2024-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/cf2fd1cf-8993-43c2-a4b2-48d1f9b260c5/R.jfif Articles - Annihilation, 1914: The Belgian forces are pummeled to dust. - Make it stand out The 42cm m-Gerat was a new weapon that could fire a 2,000-pound shell over 9km. The gun, built by Krupp, was first used in 1914 and was later nicknamed “Big Bertha. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/55af7ad4-680a-4990-8674-89831251aec8/LIEGE1.jpg Articles - Annihilation, 1914: The Belgian forces are pummeled to dust. - Make it stand out Germans and Belgians inspect Fort de Loncin after its destruction. The fort is now left as a pile of rubble, serving as a memorial and grave to those who died in the wreckage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/562765a0-3414-4fec-8f7a-8eae77f24da1/Bundesarchiv_Bild_104-0145%2C_Argonnen%2C_Haubitzenstellung.jpg Articles - Annihilation, 1914: The Belgian forces are pummeled to dust. - Make it stand out The German 21cm Morser 10 was the main gun of the German forces at Liege. They pummeled the Liege forts at rates higher than 200 rounds per hour. The guns slowly chipped away at the forts, forcing their surrender. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/bc084a85-ce36-41a6-9dd2-dfff493f9d6b/Erich_Ludendorff.jpg Articles - Annihilation, 1914: The Belgian forces are pummeled to dust. - Make it stand out Erich Ludendorff was attached as an observer to the 14th Brigade. Ludendorff’s performance at Liege changed the trajectory of the war. He was later promoted to second-in-command of the entire German Army in 1916. That came after distinguishing himself on the Eastern Front. Ludendorff’s promotion to a major command came due to his performance at Liege. His memoirs of WWI show he looked fondly upon the campaign at Liege. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/07c3ce61-a496-4848-aecb-a493dafdf482/a679cf9f2358d02f2d00c4b433109e2a-1399364866.jpg Articles - Annihilation, 1914: The Belgian forces are pummeled to dust. - Make it stand out The Zeppelin bombing of Liege was the first-ever aerial bombing attack. The bombs took the lives of nine civilians. The zeppelin took fire from the forts and was forced to land due to the emergency. https://www.historyonawhim.com/articles/calm-before-the-storm-a-difficult-situation-for-both-armies-before-the-battle-of-liege-1914 monthly 0.5 2024-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/1fc4aef6-1695-41d1-942e-f517323682d3/Liege+2.jpg Articles - Calm Before the Storm: A difficult situation for both armies before the Battle of Liege, 1914. - Make it stand out Belgian Forces in 1914: Belgian military members wore an unusual uniform. They wore dark blue overcoats above sky-blue pants and topped it off with a leather shako or top hat. As seen in this photo they used dogs as pack animals to pull machine guns and other heavier munitions on carts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/04fed169-21aa-4a79-8ca4-3ecbae22d9e4/Liege+1.jpg Articles - Calm Before the Storm: A difficult situation for both armies before the Battle of Liege, 1914. - Make it stand out Belgian Forces Defending Liege, 1914. This photo depicts the usual uniforms and equipment used by the Belgian Force in 1914. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/76cbfa39-27a8-4ce6-92ca-afaad8efba0c/Moltke+the+Younger.jpg Articles - Calm Before the Storm: A difficult situation for both armies before the Battle of Liege, 1914. - Make it stand out Helmuth Johannes von Moltke the Younger (1848-1916) He cut a German General’s figure. Moltke sought to avoid involving Belgium in any future conflict. He was obsessed with timing, fearing that delays past 1914 would make Germany’s chances in a major war impossible. Moltke led the German forces in the opening days of the war but was replaced after the French defeated his forces at the Battle of the Marne in September, 1914. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/a22721c1-6fe5-446c-86fb-f4bddcc5b687/Leman.jpg Articles - Calm Before the Storm: A difficult situation for both armies before the Battle of Liege, 1914. - Make it stand out General Gerard Leman 1851-1920: Leman was a long-time but combat-inexperienced army officer. He recognized the desperate need for defensive bolstering around Liege but did not get approval until July 1914. Spoiler Alert: Leman was knocked unconscious when Fort de Loncin exploded on August 15, 1914, after a German 42cm shell penetrated the fort’s magazine. He survived the war as a prisoner. https://www.historyonawhim.com/articles/1914-the-battle-of-liege-part-one monthly 0.5 2024-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/a0c0d6ed-3532-4eea-9a22-d619c1059bc3/OIP+%283%29.jpg Articles - 1914: The Battle of Liege Part One - Make it stand out The Belgian Forts on the Meuse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/3aa61b80-e287-4ab8-91f1-7cfbc5dada16/R+%282%29.jpg Articles - 1914: The Battle of Liege Part One - Make it stand out A double-gun turret shows the armor plating to protect the crew below. The gun turrets were covered with 20cm of iron sandwiched between two cm thick sheets of steel. Another layer of curved armor, called the avant-cuirasse surrounded the turrets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/ebdde836-9e1e-4536-9e9a-c9d1a8d0d306/OIP+%284%29.jpg Articles - 1914: The Battle of Liege Part One - Make it stand out This rudimentary diagram shows the inner workings of the gun turrets. The crew and turrets would have been much larger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/66a4177e-6771-4129-8127-0dba633f9aee/R+%283%29.jpg Articles - 1914: The Battle of Liege Part One - Make it stand out Fort De Hollogne: This picture shows the scarp of the fort. The counterscarp, or outer wall across from the main citadel, contained the latrines, kitchens, bakeries, and food stores. This was problematic during the fighting as crossing to the outer wall exposed them to enemy artillery fire. https://www.historyonawhim.com/articles/im-back-lets-learn-about-wwi monthly 0.5 2024-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/b81cd7ad-1242-4301-8504-6f7c9e1c5878/kitchener.jpg Articles - I’m Back: Let’s Learn About WWI - Make it stand out You!…..Should sign up for my Substack here https://www.historyonawhim.com/articles/the-modern-interventionist-playbook-woodrow-wilsons-1915-haiti-invasion monthly 0.5 2023-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/d6306c15-f7b9-4bba-b460-f75bc54b89e2/R+%283%29.jpg Articles - The Modern American Interventionist Playbook: Woodrow Wilson’s 1915 Haiti Invasion - Make it stand out American Marines Patrol the Haitian roads during the occupation of Haiti 1916-1934 https://www.historyonawhim.com/articles/examining-civil-war-medicine monthly 0.5 2022-11-11 https://www.historyonawhim.com/articles/debunked-how-margaret-murrays-witch-cult-theory-sparked-a-century-of-study monthly 0.5 2022-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/a9666393-8e86-4f51-9e06-eca25b8934b6/Margaret+Murray+Fortean.jpg Articles - Debunked: How Margaret Murray's Witch-Cult Theory Sparked a Century of Study. - Make it stand out Margaret Murray had a long academic career, spread throughout her 100 years of life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/c710911d-c718-4eaf-aeb9-598fa5be30d7/OIP+%287%29.jpg Articles - Debunked: How Margaret Murray's Witch-Cult Theory Sparked a Century of Study. - Make it stand out The Rosetta Stone was accidentally discovered in 1799. The stone was used as material to build Ottoman Fort Rashid, which later became Ford Julien under French occupation. It was during the French occupation the stone was discovered. Formed during the Hellenistic period, the stone matches Ancient Greek, alongside Demotic and Hieroglyphic writing. Giving the scholars a gateway to interpreting the Egyptian writing, by comparing it to the Greek writing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/3580ca03-ec12-4ad2-b6d6-68dc560623ea/Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois_Champollion%2C_by_L%C3%A9on_Cogniet.jpg Articles - Debunked: How Margaret Murray's Witch-Cult Theory Sparked a Century of Study. - Make it stand out Jean-Francois Champollion was the first to interpret Egyptian Hieroglyphs in 1822, using the Rosetta Stone (pictured below). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/1e1c7ace-143f-4fc0-846e-1e600a369638/OIP+%285%29.jpg Articles - Debunked: How Margaret Murray's Witch-Cult Theory Sparked a Century of Study. - Make it stand out The Osireion in Abydos was first discovered by Margaret Murray in 1901-1902. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/056f5302-9e8b-405e-a92f-f1a4514c5b2b/OIP+%286%29.jpg Articles - Debunked: How Margaret Murray's Witch-Cult Theory Sparked a Century of Study. - Make it stand out An early cover of Murray’s book, shows the coven of witches around their horned god, known as Janus or Dianus. https://www.historyonawhim.com/articles/suffering-for-a-cause-the-new-york-metropolitan-fair-of-1864 monthly 0.5 2022-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/ed84580f-4313-41e7-a5f7-03c7de38c2a2/Map_of_the_Metropolitan_Fair_01.png Articles - Suffering For A Cause: The New York Metropolitan Fair of 1864 - Make it stand out Union Square layout. The children’s entertainment, which was an unusual focus for fair planning in 1864, largely took place in the Union Square building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/0b208ec9-70bd-4b1d-9ec6-e80e95940d62/OIP.jpg Articles - Suffering For A Cause: The New York Metropolitan Fair of 1864 - Make it stand out The World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 was one of the most successful World’s Fair events in history. Chicago, the site of the expo, rose to prominence as an American metropolis thanks to the massive turnout of the fair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/5a1afbe8-c785-4b2c-ac6b-ab88d05bffff/R+%281%29.jpg Articles - Suffering For A Cause: The New York Metropolitan Fair of 1864 - Make it stand out Wounded pile up outside of Savage Station, Virginia on June 29, 1862. Early field hospitals shared this theme of congested lines of triaged patients. The United States Sanitary Commission played a central role in changing the field hospital into a modern operation. With Surgeon General Wiliam Hammond at the head of the US Army medical branch, he created a multiple hospital system. Surgeries later took place far behind the lines, at Federal Army hospitals, unless surgery was needed urgently. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/7e610430-c9a5-446d-8d1c-7c294f7b0264/armory.jpg Articles - Suffering For A Cause: The New York Metropolitan Fair of 1864 - Make it stand out A picture of the 22nd Regiment Armory in the 1930’s. This building stood as the main building for the fair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/b2bbe11f-c147-4823-a238-d92e641fc298/Metro+4.jpg Articles - Suffering For A Cause: The New York Metropolitan Fair of 1864 - Make it stand out The Washington Irving Cabin exhibit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/b91c2ec9-462a-43c7-addb-264ad090da15/Map_of_the_Metropolitan_Fair_02.png Articles - Suffering For A Cause: The New York Metropolitan Fair of 1864 - Make it stand out A layout of the main floor of the Metropolitan Fair, digitized by Harvard University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/1653707341600-LTCQDZGB1J7UQ3XDZRAQ/4208529611_7e7590a209_c.jpg Articles - Suffering For A Cause: The New York Metropolitan Fair of 1864 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/1653707258792-OWH1W29PTZ3MUJJS4NCG/Metro+6.jpg Articles - Suffering For A Cause: The New York Metropolitan Fair of 1864 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/1653707263530-Z2B1MGT8Z8NJN6RJEEOO/Metro+7.jpg Articles - Suffering For A Cause: The New York Metropolitan Fair of 1864 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/1653707273156-1RBW8RCHEOM3HCID9X4J/Metropolitan+Fair+1.jpg Articles - Suffering For A Cause: The New York Metropolitan Fair of 1864 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/cb8dbe8b-9912-4d38-aab6-38dd088ed3ca/Metro+3.jpg Articles - Suffering For A Cause: The New York Metropolitan Fair of 1864 - Make it stand out The main building of the fair. The entrance was added onto the building, including a large platform for the opening band ceremony on April 4th. Note the double photo. This is a stereoscopic photograph. Using a special viewer, using the same technology as a View-Master, the photos would appear 3-dimensional. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/dafc2726-edb9-4806-b57e-b2b9c3cf16df/physicians-didn_t-sterilize-surgical-instruments-or-dressings-photo-u1.jpg Articles - Suffering For A Cause: The New York Metropolitan Fair of 1864 - Make it stand out Disease was the greatest killer of all during the Civil War. Men never exposed to certain regions of America were now opened up to diseases not endemic to their regions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/b72190c4-be10-416d-9117-d334731dde58/metro+2.jpg Articles - Suffering For A Cause: The New York Metropolitan Fair of 1864 - Make it stand out One of the most popular exhibits, the Arms and Trophies Exhibit. Here the weapons and taxpayer funded armaments were put on display. Note the double photo. This is a stereoscopic photograph. Using a special viewer, using the same technology as a View-Master, the photos would appear 3-dimensional. https://www.historyonawhim.com/articles/the-european-witch-craze monthly 0.5 2022-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/3bf2ef7c-c8cb-434f-af7a-abea2e9ccd19/OIP+%288%29.jpg Articles - The European Witch-Craze - Make it stand out Pope Innocent VIII signed the Summis Desiderantes opening up religious leadership’s concern over the growing heresy issues. This gave recognition to the eventual witch-hunts. https://www.historyonawhim.com/articles/revolution-william-hammond-the-civil-war-the-tremendous-advancement-of-military-medicine-and-his-removal-by-the-establishment monthly 0.5 2022-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/e8e35c89-5c98-460e-9f5f-1dedd3d89ea9/ThomasLawsonSGUSA.jpg Articles - Revolution: William Hammond, the Civil War, the tremendous advancement of military medicine and his removal by the establishment - Make it stand out Thomas Lawson, a veteran of the War of 1812, served as Surgeon General of the U.S. Army since being appointed in 1836, by President Andrew Jackson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/39df279a-9523-4f54-ba8f-30e3ec602ebb/00f1b08643ba50bf3a5504354c63e10f.jpg Articles - Revolution: William Hammond, the Civil War, the tremendous advancement of military medicine and his removal by the establishment - Make it stand out Calomel, a Mercury Chloride, was commonly used in the decades preceding the Civil War. While used in earlier American history, it gained rampant use beginning in the 1840’s. The compound, highly toxic, was seen as a miracle drug of the day, used to treat a large number of diseases and ailments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/486ac6cd-c8f1-4be2-8027-7ebb2f2d2e31/R+%281%29.jpg Articles - Revolution: William Hammond, the Civil War, the tremendous advancement of military medicine and his removal by the establishment - Make it stand out Civil War surgeons were automatically given a commission, holding the rank of major. Many of these civilian doctors were poorly trained, inexperienced, and would later be washed out of the service. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/d37dd19e-85b5-44aa-a337-1089e75d9a69/bull+run.jpg Articles - Revolution: William Hammond, the Civil War, the tremendous advancement of military medicine and his removal by the establishment - Make it stand out Union Forces Flee. The First Battle of Bull Run, July, 1861. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/36d7f960-7f71-40e3-bbf6-8dca11999eda/civil-war-ambulances-c1864-granger.jpg Articles - Revolution: William Hammond, the Civil War, the tremendous advancement of military medicine and his removal by the establishment - Make it stand out Ambulance Corps were organized to allow for rapid removal of soldiers to field hospitals. This practice saved the lives of thousands. Ambulances were outfitted with trained medical staff and medical kits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/e72b6357-cdc1-49de-bd3c-93ed2dc3bbdd/R+%282%29.jpg Articles - Revolution: William Hammond, the Civil War, the tremendous advancement of military medicine and his removal by the establishment - Make it stand out As a home for centralized medical records, Hammond created the U.S. Army Medical Museum. He was inspired by published medical histories of the Crimean War. While going through Mexican-American War documents, he happened upon the bones of an amputated arm, thus giving him the idea of a museum, and a library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/4e256f25-452e-48b5-a0d8-8a3c6f9e8b2b/GenWmAHammond.jpg Articles - Revolution: William Hammond, the Civil War, the tremendous advancement of military medicine and his removal by the establishment - Make it stand out William Hammond was appointed Surgeon General of the U.S. Army, at the age of 34. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/d4e03adf-1093-4855-a7f4-dac1ec228c8f/Union-Field-Hospital-in-Savage-Station-VA-with-soldiers-receiving-care-as-they-lay-on-the-ground.jpg Articles - Revolution: William Hammond, the Civil War, the tremendous advancement of military medicine and his removal by the establishment - Make it stand out Early Civil War field hospitals were unsanitary, horrific and often overcrowded. Soldiers would often wait hours in the sun, or rain in order to receive medical treatment. Often morphine was distributed by orderlies. One common method of administration was licking one’s finger to get morphine powder on the fingertip and sticking it directly into the wound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/0b472869-ac6e-4bcd-bc6a-51e9877d5043/CW+civilian+issue+capital+surgery+set%2C+c.+1864-5%2C+by+G.+Tiemann.jpg Articles - Revolution: William Hammond, the Civil War, the tremendous advancement of military medicine and his removal by the establishment - Make it stand out A set of Civil War surgical instruments. These instruments would be used on dozens of patients, without any means of proper sterilization. Germs, and bacteria were known during this era, but their mechanism and pathogenic aspects were poorly understood. Medical journals of physicians from the war note that patients were dying of bacterial infections. In 1863, Confederate General Lewis Armistead died of his wounds after the battle of Gettysburg, while under Union captivity. Upon his death his treating physician, Dr. Daniel Brinton wrote that Armistead died “not from wounds directly but from secondary bacterium, fever and prostration” (July 1863) https://www.historyonawhim.com/articles/a-common-theme-a-familys-sacrifice-and-the-first-world-war-in-progress monthly 0.5 2022-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/1633927909146-4MLCU0IUN96U5KIXUMRJ/CamScanner+10-11-2021+00.47.jpg Articles - A Common Theme: A Family’s Sacrifice and the First World War - Make it stand out James Roberts II (left) with his mother Sophia Roberts, his brother Thomas Roberts (right) and father James Roberts I (middle). By the time this photo was taken Henry, known at Harry, had been killed at Ypres. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/1633928123952-N8GYHPTELWFD3I83YSFB/2021-10-10.png Articles - A Common Theme: A Family’s Sacrifice and the First World War - Make it stand out A page of Thomas Roberts’ Medical Records, from his personnel file. Obtained from the Library and Archives of Canada. 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Imagine it is 1935, and the islands are not riddled with roads, and there is no airfield. Basically this is as desolate a place as you can get. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/1623117971727-8A77JOT5NQAYZLM97MKX/Bert-Voortmeyer-and-colleagues.jpg Articles - Wake Island: Exotic Travel Destination! - Make it stand out The guys who built Pan-Am hotels during the North Haven expedition. While this picture is in black-and-white, I can imagine they are all ridiculously tan. This picture came from the photos of Bert Voortmeyer, a 20 year old kid who went on the expedition. If you can find it snatch up his daughter’s book, Riding the Reef: A Pan-American Adventure, with Love. This book is next to impossible to find, but it is an excellent narrative of the building of these hotels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/1623117534388-DPD9BFMPTQG8WFSMN1TF/c3e93fbc79302de5606b087d7332c216.jpg Articles - Wake Island: Exotic Travel Destination! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/1623117330904-3G0WXUC6T35Z6LGFJKUU/d0b07e5e022d5e41ae93d19350cbe945.jpg Articles - Wake Island: Exotic Travel Destination! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60391f67ec57d948df7459aa/1623117819690-FYP5S67DGC1L8BUDXIIW/gl4.jpg Articles - Wake Island: Exotic Travel Destination! - Make it stand out The Pan-Am hotel of Midway Atoll. 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