Confederate Hospital Exhibit

Vicksburg's homes often served as hospitals for sick and wounded Confederate soldiers. This exhibit depicts such a room converted to the office of a surgeon for the Southern troops. Most furnishings are original period pieces; replicas include the Confederate litter, surgical kit, and soldier's jacket.

 

The surgical kit, made by Gemrig of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is typical of those used by doctors of both armies.

 

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