Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion

The works detail tens of thousands of surgical cases and diseases occurring during the American Civil War (1861–1865).

The MSHWR was reprinted (1990–1992) as The Medical and Surgical History of the Civil War (Broadfoot Publishing Company; editor, Dr. James I.

In addition to original printings and the reprinting, the MSHWR is also available on Compact Disc (CD) and on the internet/World Wide Web (see "External links").

Consists of a series of statistical tables summarizing the monthly reports made to the Surgeon General regarding the Sickness of the Army, Deaths, and Discharges and is arranged into two groups: Part I refers to "Sickness and Mortality of White Troops" and Part II to "Colored Troops."

Prepared under the direction of Joseph K. Barnes, Surgeon General United States Army by George A. Otis and D.L.