Medical and surgical history of the War of the Rebellion

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1870. FIRST EDITION. With hundreds of tinted lithographs and chromolithographs, and more that 1000 text engravings, which include maps, statistical tables, surgical instruments, and more., Original green cloth, gilt lettered; overall in fantastic condition. First and only edition of the most remarkable work on military medicine. These volumes contain a detailed overview of medical and surgical conditions encountered during the Civil War. The work was prepared under the direction of Army Surgeon General Barnes but was actually written and compiled by Woodward (1833-1884), Otis (1830-1881), Charles Smart (1841-1905), and David L. Huntington (1834-1899). The set is illustrated with hundreds of tinted lithographs, and especially noteworthy are the numerous chromolithographs by Julius Bien of histologic and pathologic studies by Edward Stauch and paintings by Herman Faber.

Among the classic contributions is Woodward’s monograph on diarrhea and dysentEry, which Garrison considers as the greatest single monograph on the subject (G&M, 5185).

Cordasco, I, 70-3719; Garrison & Morton, 2171; Rutkow, The History of Surgery in the United States, GS68.