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Civil War Surgeons: Understanding their incompetence.

August 18, 2015
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Inspiration, Lifestyle, Our Great American Heritage, Uncategorised

There were many surprises in the Civil War. The biggest surprise of all was just how incomprehensibly unprepared they were for the deadly battle results. By the age of 15, most young men are enjoying life: sports, girls, cars, or...

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By Allen Cornwell
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The Civil War was the perfect storm.

August 16, 2015
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Inspiration, Lifestyle, Our Great American Heritage, Uncategorised

When Mark Twain said, “Don’t let schooling interfere with your education,” he might have been thinking about the American medical system in the 19th century. It was called primitive, even medieval. In 1861, at the outbreak of the Civil War...

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By Allen Cornwell
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