page_title: Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion
hierarchical_section_title: Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion
caption_attribution_description: English: Illustration (wound patient) from The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion (USG Printing Office, 1870-88)
context_page_description: The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion, 1861–65 was a United States Government Printing Office publication consisting of six volumes, issued between 1870 and 1888 and "prepared Under the Direction of Surgeon General United States Army, Joseph K. Barnes". The History was divided into three parts, each consisting of a medical history volume and a surgical history volume. The works detail tens of thousands of surgical cases and diseases occurring during the American Civil War.
context_section_description: The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion, 1861–65 (the MSHWR) was a United States Government Printing Office publication consisting of six volumes, issued between 1870 and 1888 and "prepared Under the Direction of Surgeon General United States Army, Joseph K. Barnes". The History was divided into three parts, each consisting of a medical history volume and a surgical history volume. The works detail tens of thousands of surgical cases and diseases occurring during the American Civil War (1861–1865).
caption: Color plate of a wound patient from the MSHWR.
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