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Stone's Trace Historical Society
Stone's Tavern & Stone's Trace Regulators
Military Field Hospital
Field hospitals were set near the battlefield to give medical care to the sick and wounded soldiers. Surprisingly, two times as many soldiers died of disease than of gunshot wounds. Civilian women, both North and South, would serve as volunteer nurses in military hospitals under the command surgeon. Among the most famous were Louisa May Alcott, Clara Barton and Dorthea Dix, who convinced the officials to let women work as nurses.
Dr. Moses J. Hill
Dr. Moses J. Hill, portayed by Jeffrey Pattrick, played an important role in early Noble County politics before moving to Lagrange County.
What were the common illnesses in Indiana in the early 1850s? What was it like to be a doctor then? What treatments were available? Jeff will talk about medicine before the Civil War and display medical equipment from that time. Jeff is the museum curator at Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield in Republic, Missouri, where he has worked since 1992. He will have a reproduction period sign advertising his practice
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