Civil War Medicine

Published: 1/5/26

A Grave in Her Garden

By: Megan VanGorder

Category: The Front Line

The story of North Carolinian Sarah R. Johnston, who nursed ailing Union POWs at Salisbury Prison in the face of social backlash.

Published: 8/18/25

Setting the Record Straight

By: Megan VanGorder

Category: The Front Line

A look at the trailblazing efforts of Civil War nurse Adaline Blanchard Tyler.

Published: 6/17/24

The Civil War’s Epidemics

By: Jonathan S. Jones

Category: The Front Line

Why was the Civil War was the United States’ deadliest conflict? Historian Jonathan S. Jones offers his take.