Rare Civil War Medical Books U.S. Army Colored Troops USA Med/Hospital Marked books owned by USCT Surgeons Start Price USD 3,999.00 Current Price USD 3,999.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, November 29, 2008 End Time Tuesday, December 09, 2008 Location Cookeville, Tennessee See more about 'Rare Civil War Medical Books U.S. Army Colored Troops' Description   *************************************************************************** U.S.C.T. History Collection:Medical Books Belonging To The Surgeons Who Were Assigned To TheUnited States Colored TroopsDuring the Civil War  ***************************************************************************     In 1863 the Civil War was at full throttle and both the Confederate and Union Armies were in desperate need of men. Following the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 the Union began to enlist soldiers of African American descent. The United States War Department facilitated this enlistment of African American soldiers by issuing General order number 143 on May 22, 1863. Almost 175 regiments with over 178,000 free blacks and freed slaves served in the last two years of the war. This service bolstered the Union war effort when it needed it most. The U.S.C.T. made up almost 10% of the Union troops by war's end.   The auction you are viewing contains 4 books that traveled with two surgeons who were assigned to various colored regiments during the Civil War. Two of the books were issued to the surgeons by the United States Army Medical and Hospital Departments. The Gray's Anatomy carries a label on the spine toe that reads U.S.A. Med. Dept. while the System of Surgery manual by Gross is stamped U.S.A. Hospital Department on the front cover. Both books were printed in 1862 and part of the group of medical text titles that were given to medical personal in the Civil War. The other two manuals are also part of that group of titles but do not carry the U.S. Army markings. The books represent medical text that were carried onto the field of battle and assisted the surgeons with treatments of the ailing or wounded. They are original and guaranteed authentic.   The book conditions do not vary from each other greatly. All hinges are solid and books are bound tight. There is some foxing in the front and backs of all volumes with the Gray's Anatomy showing the greatest amount. You can see light scuffing on the covers of the volumes. The text are complete. All books are in good to very good condition.If you have any questions please click ask seller a question in the right hand side of this page under Meet the Seller.****************************************************************************THE BOOK COLLECTION IN DETAIL   Anatomy, Descriptive & Surgical by Henry Gray. 1862. Marked U.S.A. Med. Dept. on toe of spine. Signed Henry Osborne Surgeon 51st U.S. Colored Infantry of ffep. Also signed John Fish on ffep.  A System Of Surgery by Samuel Gross. 1862. Marked U.S.A. Hospital Department on front cover. Vol I. of II only. Signed U.S.A. General Hospital, Baton Rouge Louisiana, John Fish on ffep.  A Universal Formulary by Eglesfeld Griffith. 1859. Signed John Fish on ffep and front pastedown. John Fish M.D., Auburn Ohio signed onto front cover.  A Treatise On The Practice Of Medicine by Wood. 1858. Vol I. of II only. Signed John Fish on ffep.   Gray's Anatomy marked U.S.A. Med. Dept. System of Surgey by Gross stamped U.S.A. Hospital DepartmentGriffith's Formulary signed on front cover by U.S.C.T. Surgeon, John FishSystem of Surgery signed by U.S.C.T. Surgeon, John Fish. Also USA General Hospital Baton Rouge, La.Gray's Anatomy signed Henry Osborne Surg. 51st U.S. Colored Infantry on ffep. Also signed John Fish.   ******************************************************************************** THE SURGEONS IN DETAIL   HENRY OSBORNE- SURGEON, 51ST COLORED INFANTRY, SEPT. 1863 - MAY, 1866From the Roster of Regimental Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons Showing Henry Osborne as Surgeon to the 51st Colored Infantry From March, 1864 to June 16, 1866     From the Medical and Surgical History of The War of the Rebellion ShowingSurgical records of Henry Osborne during the War. A significant fact to mention here is the April of 1865 dates shown. April 1-9 was the last major battle of the Civil War, The Siege of Fort Blakely Alabama. The following examples show Surgeon Osborne at the battle operating on soldiers who are participating in that siege.                        SERVICE OF THE 51st (formerly the 1st Mississippi  Volunteer Infantry) * BATTLE OF MILLIKEN'S BEND, LOUISIANA JUNE 5, 6, AND 7, 1863.* AT LAKE PROVIDENCE, LOUISIANA TILL MAY, 1864.* POST AND GARRISON DUTY ST GOODRICH LANDING, LOUISIANA, TILL   DECEMBER, 1864.* ACTION AT LANGLEY'S PLANTATION, ISSAQUEENS COUNTY, MARCH 22,   1864.* FLOYD, LOUISIANA., JULY 2, 1864.* WATERFORD, AUGUST 16-17, 1864.* MOVED TO ALGIERS, LOUISIANA, FEBRUARY 28, 1864; THENCE TO   BARRANCAS, FLORIDA.* MARCH FROM PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, TO BLAKELY, ALABAMA, MARCH   20-APRIL 1, 1865.* SIEGE OF FORT BLAKELY, ALABAMA APRIL 1-9, 1865.* ASSAULT AND CAPTURE OF FORT BLAKELY, ALABAMA APRIL 9, 1865.* OCCUPATION OF MOBILE, ALABAMA APRIL 12.* MARCH TO MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA APRIL 13-25, 1865.* DUTY IN MONTGOMERY AND AT MOBILE UNTIL JUNE, 1865.* ORDERED TO NEW ORLEANS, THENCE TO TEXAS.* DUTY ON THE RIO GRANDE AND AT VARIOUS POINTS IN TEXAS UNTIL JUNE,   1866.* MUSTERED OUT JUNE 16, 1866.      JOHN FISH - SURGEON 17th REGIMENT CORPS D'AFRIQUE,  88th COLORED INFANTRY, 65TH COLORED INFANTRY, AND ASS'T SURGEON, 10TH COLORED HEAVY ARTILLERY. From the Roster of Regimental Surgeons   Excerpts from the Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. In these excerpts John Fish writes about his experiences with various ailments in the deep south and its affects on the colored troops. The writer is aware that the officers on duty at the Field Hospital for colored troops at City Point, Va., were of the opinion that although the colored people under similar conditions of exposure might be less liable to seizure than the whites, they were assuredly much less able to resist the febrile influence when the attack was developed. Surgeon JOHN FISH, 17th regiment Corps d'Afrique, appears to have entertained the belief that the negro was as liable to malarial attacks as the white soldier.(+) The 17th regiment Corps d'Afrique was recruited at Baton Rouge, and first mustered August 10, 1863. Its strength at that time was 510 men. We left Baton Rouge on steamer for Port Hudson, September 18, 1863, and have been on duty here ever since. The most frequent diseases have been diarrhea and dysentery, intermittent fever, typhoid fever, scurvy, pneumonia and rheumatism.I had supposed the black man to be peculiarly exempt front diseases due to malarial influences; but I should not expect to have encountered a greater number of cases of intermittent fever in a body of white troops equaling ours in number than we have actually had.--Port Hudson, La., Feb. 25, 1864. Surgeon JOHN FISH, 17th Corps D'Afrique, Port Hudson, La., Feb. 25, 1864.--Scurvy certainly exists, but is generally associated with and masked by other diseases. It works insidiously, and while few are attacked with uncomplicated scurvy, the constitutions of many are so undermined that they yield with scarcely a struggle to the quick onset of more open foes, such as pneumonia and other acute diseases. My slender experience inclines me to think that scurvy often palms itself off upon the surgeon for chronic rheumatism. At any rate I am treating some cases of chronic rheumatism (+) with chlorate of potash, iron and Irish potatoes.  Check out our other items    Winning U.S. Bidder Receives Free Shipping. International Bidder Pays Shipping Depending On Location.     Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!