This kit was bought and given to the Special Collection department by William H. Brantley.
The following items are included in the kit.
A: Capital Saw: an instrument used to cut large bones.
B: Artery Forceps (tweezers): used for holding tissue or arteries to prevent bleeding.
C: Metacarpal Saw: an instrument used to cut small bones. This saw was stored underneath the capital saw in the case.
D: Tenaculum: a slender sharp-pointed hook attached to a handle and used mainly in surgery for seizing and holding tissue or arteries.
E: Undetermined
Resources
- Brinton, John H. Personal Memoirs of John H. Brinton: Civil War Surgeon, 1861-1865. Carbondale Southern Illinois University Press, 1996.
- Denney, Robert E. Civil War Medicine : Care & Comfort of the Wounded. New York : Sterling Pub. Co., c1994.
- Gillett, Mary C. The Army Medical Department, 1818-1865. Washington, D.C. : Center of Military History, U.S. Army, 1987.
- Medicine in the Civil War. National Park Service. February 20, 2006. https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/education/upload/Civil-War-Medicine-for-teachers.pdf, inactive 07/09/2019.
- Welsh, Jack D. Medical Histories of Confederate Generals. Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, 1995.