Results tagged “Antietam” from York Town Square

York Hospital's Dr. Douglas Arbittier shows a 1730s-vintage saw used to amputate limbs. He will demonstrate saws from his collection on a History Channel program. See History Channel for programming.

Douglas Arbittier has collected surgical saws and bloodletting devices for years. He even has a Web site to show off his collection.

His collection gives a poignant view of progress in medicine and the horrors of war.

York County, of course, is historically in tune with such horrors. In fact, the the U.S. Army Military Hospital operating in York during the Civil War had its own collection of surgical saws... .

York officials produced this broadside to awaken the citizenry when Confederate forces approached the Mason-Dixon Line in August and September 1862. (Courtesy, York County Heritage Trust)

The Battle of Antietam raged near Sharpburg, Md., but its impact was felt --and heard -- about 75 miles way in York.

Here are some of the connections between Antietam and York, adapted from my "East of Gettysburg":

Scott L. Mingus Sr. has produced another book in a series capturing little-known or unknown stories surrounding famous battles.

His "Human Interest Stories from Antietam" Antietam book is now available, complementing his work on the Battle of Gettysburg.

Here are two examples from his Antietam work, including the story about a Confederate cow: