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Surgical Instruments - A variety of tools are laid out on a white surface

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This file unit contains eight surgical instruments manufactured by the companies George Tiemann & Co. and Henry Schively for use in amputations during the Civil War. The tools included in this file unit are a petit tourniquet, a pair of dressing forceps, a tenaculum, two amputation knives, a catlin, and a catheter.

Surgical Instruments

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surgical instruments american civil war 1861 1865 amputations american civil war civil war 19th century high resolution ultra high resolution surgical instruments file unit two amputation knives companies george tiemann history us national archives
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13/06/1861 - 31/12/1865
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The U.S. National Archives
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surgical instruments american civil war 1861 1865 amputations american civil war civil war 19th century high resolution ultra high resolution surgical instruments file unit two amputation knives companies george tiemann history us national archives