Army Medical Museum (The National Museum of Health and Medicine (NMHM))
2011-08-03

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1862-01-01
1862-12-31
Called the Army Medical Museum at the time of its founding in 1862, the National Museum of Health and Medicine was originally intended to serve as a base for the study of medical treatments during the American Civil War.

Sources:

  • The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion (1861-1865), part 1, vol 1, (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1870).
    pp. vi View source information 
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Allen, Harrison

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  • Allen donated specimens from soldiers to the museum.
  • 2011-11-07