U.S. Civil War Health and Medicine

Collections encompass over 3,000 photographs, illustrations, engravings, and bookplates from the history of the health and life sciences.

Provides full-text access to 267 monograph volumes and over 100,000 journal articles related to 19th century American history.

Provides open access to historical resources in medicine.

Digital Collections provides access to the National Library of Medicine's distinctive digital content in the areas of biomedicine, health care and the history of medicine.

This source contains historical and contemporary resources for research and education. It features NLM's online exhibitions and links to NLM's digital projects, which are sorted by date or subject.

Follow in the footsteps of soldiers and surgeons to discover the harsh conditions, personal sacrifices, and brilliant innovations of Civil War medicine, innovations that continue to save lives today.