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Join museum director, Robert Hicks, in this 9-part miniseries that explores the vital role of people, places, and events in Civil War era Philadelphia.
In the final episode, host, Robert Hicks, revisits the Grand Army of the Republic Museum and Library. Dr. Hicks recounts the unprecedented medical and surgical advancements of the Civil War, from mobile hospitals, ambulances, and nursing to the establishment of medical specialties.
Episode 8 explores the treatment of specific illnesses, from pharmacies to cupping, vaccination, and the many uses of various medicines.
Episode 7 features the famous Thomas Eakins painting, "The Gross Clinic". Historians discuss Gettysburg, Antietam, and the tasks of emergency surgery during battle.
Episode 6 features the introduction of Black Soldiers into the Union Army: the United States Colored Troops
Episode 5: Host Robert Hicks stops at Logan Circle to explain the magnitude of Sanitary Fairs. These massive fundraising efforts were coordinated almost entirely by women’s coalitions and were the number one source of financial aid during wartime.
Please join Museum director Robert Hicks as he takes you on a reminiscent journey through Civil War Philadelphia. This series explores the staggering progression of medicine, birth of the modern hospital, and the immense public effort that brought it all to fruition. Episode 1 features one of the most significant writers in American history, Walt Whitman.
Please join Museum director Robert Hicks as he takes you on a reminiscent journey through Civil War Philadelphia. This series explores the staggering progression of medicine, birth of the modern hospital, and the immense public effort that brought it all to fruition. Episode 2 features the groundbreaking work of Civil War hospitals.
Please join Museum director Robert Hicks as he takes you on a reminiscent journey through Civil War Philadelphia. This series explores the staggering progression of medicine, birth of the modern hospital, and the immense public effort that brought it all to fruition. Episode 3 features the groundbreaking work of Civil War surgeons that founded Neurology.
Please join Museum director Robert Hicks as he takes you on a reminiscent journey through Civil War Philadelphia. This series explores the staggering progression of medicine, birth of the modern hospital, and the immense public effort that brought it all to fruition. Episode 4 features the contributions by women to the advancement of medicine during the Civil War.
