Civil War Medicine

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Across
  1. 3. Where most Civil War soldiers died, not in battle but from _______ (8 letters)
  2. 6. Female nurses in the war who cared for injured soldiers (5 letters)
  3. 8. A famous woman who helped organize medical supplies during the war (5, 6 letters)
  4. 12. Used to prevent infection, but less effective than today's methods (8 letters)
  5. 14. Common tool used by surgeons during amputations (9 letters)
  6. 15. Infection that caused many amputations during the war (7 letters)
Down
  1. 1. Type of surgery often performed on limbs due to infections or injuries (10 letters)
  2. 2. The "Father of Modern Battlefield Medicine" (9 letters)
  3. 4. Essential for transporting wounded soldiers quickly to hospitals (7 letters)
  4. 5. Temporary places where surgeries were done near battlefields (4, 8 letters)
  5. 7. Myth about pain management involving biting down during surgery (7 letters)
  6. 9. Started by Clara Barton after the war (3 words, 11 letters)
  7. 10. One of the deadliest diseases in camps (7 letters)
  8. 11. The most common disease that killed Civil War soldiers (10 letters)
  9. 13. Medicine used to numb pain during surgeries (9 letters)