Ranger Karlton Smith is one of my favorite Gettysburg Park interpreters. I have been on 5 or 6 of his tours.

Very Interesting..thanks for posting..

I like to think I would have made a great Colonel or General in the Civil War. In reality, I probably would have been front-line infantry and, most likely, killed or wounded on the first day. Considering this video, I'd rather be killed. Excellent presentation. Thanks to all the Rangers for this program of lectures.

Well done. Thank you.

Well done Ranger Karlton, very well done. This lecture paints an excellent picture of a broad and nuanced subject. It is unfortunate that you did not have the time to tell about Civil War "doctors" who went through crash-course medical training, were tested by bribery-susceptible medical boards, and were sometimes forced to fight by front-line soldiers who hated their rear-echelon, me-first attitudes.

Even though everyone's probably in shock thinking how primitive the procedures were,, etc. etc. I can guarantee that it doesn't look pretty today either in a field hospital. An amputation isn't pretty even under the best circumstances.

I really enjoy this presentation. I've watched a few videos depicting Civil War medicine and these videos mentioned the use of laudanum and whiskey to treat pre and post operative pain. How come morphine wasn't used ? Was it in very short supply? Thanks!