United States Navy amputation kit

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Title

United States Navy amputation kit

Subject

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
Surgical instruments and apparatus

Description

These instruments were used by Union Navy Assistant Surgeon and 1861 Harvard Medical School graduate Charles Thatcher Hubbard aboard the USS Unadilla during the American Civil War. The Unadilla was one of the Union's 2390 day gunboats and was involved in several blockades and engagements off the Southeast coast of the United States. The ship and its surgeon participated in the capture of Fort Walker and Fort Beauregard in Port Royal Sound, South Carolina and the blockade of Charlestown. The various manufactures in the surgical kit suggest an active surgery with constant replacing of instruments due to use, breakage, and loss.

Abstract

Leach & Greene surgical belonging to Charles Thatcher Hubbard (HMS) navy surgeon. Set in mahogany wood box with brass fittings on corners and purple velvet lining. Box has one compartment inside top and two in bottom. Contains 18 instruments including saw, knives, scalpels, forceps. Also includes original brass key on a piece of string.

Creator

Leach & Greene (case)
Morrison, Paul (photographer)

Date Created

1860, circa

Rights

The Harvard Medical Library does not hold copyright on all the materials in the collection. For use information, contact the Warren Anatomical Museum Curator at chm@hms.harvard.edu

Access Rights

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Is Part Of

Warren Anatomical Museum

Format

model

Medium

Mahogany, brass, nickel plated brass(?), velvet

Type

physical object

Identifier

20141

Provenance

Set belonged to Charles Thatcher Hubbard. Donated by Charles Hubbard III, second cousin once removed, in May of 2006.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

8.5 H x 39 W x 15.25 D cm

Files

20141_v4.jpg

Citation

Leach & Greene (case) and Morrison, Paul (photographer), “United States Navy amputation kit,” OnView, accessed March 28, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6129.