How did amputations take place during the civil war?

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∙ 12y ago

Updated: 8/20/2019

Surgeons worked without benefit of anesthesia or antiseptics. The object was to remove the affected limb as quickly as possible. Many soldiers died of septic infections or had to undergo a second amputation due to gangrene.

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