Phantom Pain: North Carolina's Artificial-Limbs Program for Confederate Veterans

Amputations constituted roughly 75 percent of all operations performed during the Civil War. This pioneering study examines North Carolina's program to supply and fit its Confederate amputees with artificial arms and legs.


About the Author
Wegner, Ansley Herring: - Ansley Herring Wegner received her M.A. in Public History from North Carolina State University. She is a research historian in the Research Branch of the North Carolina Office of Archives and History.