A Medley of Memorabilia
Collection
Portrait of Samuel D. Gross, MD
An Unknown Instrument
An Intubation Case
A Jefferson Photograph Album
Histories of Jefferson Medical College
A Silver Tray from India
The John Scott Medal
Colored Glass Medicine Bottles
Founders' Medal
A Set of Oral Specula
A Napoleonic Wine Bottle
Manual of Military Surgery
Portrait of Samuel D. Gross, MD
An Unknown Instrument
An Intubation Case
A Jefferson Photograph Album
Histories of Jefferson Medical College
A Silver Tray from India
The John Scott Medal
Colored Glass Medicine Bottles
Founders' Medal
A Set of Oral Specula
A Napoleonic Wine Bottle
Manual of Military Surgery
Manual of Military Surgery
In the background
of the tableau image on the opening page of this exhibit lies an
enlarged reproduction of the title page of Dr. Samuel D. Gross’s
Manual of Military Surgery; or, Hints on the Emergencies of Field,
Camp and Hospital (Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1862).
Northern
and Southern editions of Samuel D. Gross’s Manual of Military
Surgery.
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The book became a standard field manual for Civil War surgeons -- even in the Confederate Army. It is interesting to note that the version published for the Confederacy was an unauthorized copy of the book by a Richmond printer.
The illustration above shows both the Northern and Southern editions.