Original Amputation Kit Used in the Civil War Due to the enormous number of wounded, the Civil War Surgeons became proficient at performing amputations.  In many cases the amputation would be performed in 10 minutes. Surgeons, along with their assistants, would work round the clock, ending up with stacks of amputated limbs up to five feet high. http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war-medicine.htm

Original Amputation Kit Used in the Civil War

Due to the enormous number of wounded, the Civil War Surgeons became proficient at performing amputations.  In many cases the amputation would be performed in 10 minutes. Surgeons, along with their assistants, would work round the clock, ending up with stacks of amputated limbs up to five feet high. http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war-medicine.htm

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