MEDICAL AND SURGICAL ANTIQUES ARCHIVES
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A Civil War CDV of Confederate surgeon Robert Herbert Worthington (1835-1886) dressed in a regulation CSA medical staff uniform. The backmark is that of Charles Rees, Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Worthington graduated from the School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, in 1861, and he joined the 31st North Carolina Infantry later in the same year. He was captured at the fall of Roanoke in August of 1862 and was exchanged. Subsequently, he was assigned to the 7th Virginia Infantry, Pickett's Division, Army of Northern Virginia. Surgeon Worthington was severely wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, and he was with General Lee's army at Appomattox. He practiced in Kempsville, Virginia, after the War.
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A fine Civil War date U.S.A.
Medical Staff sword Model 1840 made by Henry Folsom,
The brass hilt and scabbard
retain 90% of their original gilt finish. The
blade is in superb bright condition, and the etching is sharp and frosty.
Besides the legend Medical Staff, the blade
is marked with Masonic emblems and other decorative flourishes.
By documented family
history, the sword belonged Dr. John Cockayne Copesake (1837-1917), of West
Jersey, Illinois, who entered service in October of 1864 with the 114th Illinois
Infantry and served until August of 1865, seeing action at the Battle of
Nashville and on into Mississippi.
A
Civil War tinplate image of Assistant Surgeon Copesake accompanies the medical
sword.
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A
superb c. 1830 antique trephine set by Wiegand & Snowden,
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A rare bloodletting antique business card for CUPPERS & LEECHERS in Pittsburgh. Note the graphics of five leeches.
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Stephen Smith, Hand-Book of Surgical Operations. 279 pp. 2nd ed. New York: Bailliere Brothers, 1862. This book went through five editions within two years and was the most popular surgical manual of the Civil War. There are over 250 illustrations of various surgical instruments and operations. The original stiff paper covers are present and in very good condition. Rutkow, GS53.
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