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Mustard plaster during civil war1/11/2024 ![]() ![]() Authors of these previous reports have not written them in the context of the state of medical knowledge, medical practice, medical practitioners and in the context of the state of medical education in the nineteenth century. The report and interpretation of his final illness varies from a contemporary report by his attending physicians at the time of Lee’s death to a more recent interpretation ascribing his final illness to a stroke. The historiography of Lee’s medical condition consists of reports detailing some specific aspects of his health, such as his final illness. Writers stylize Lee as a heroic figure, an ideal father and husband, and selfless citizen the public generally considered Lee to be in good health with a vigorous constitution. The realm of public history contains much about Lee. During the past one and a half centuries, thousands of books, essays, and articles have chronicled Lee’s life. Scholars of the American Civil War are familiar with Lee’s military and personal history. ![]() Lee, a well-known historical figure, was born in Virginia, and served in Virginia the majority of his professional career, both as a soldier and university president his life and career is the subject of public history, as well as a subject of historical scholars. Originally published in 2016 in the Surgeon’s Call, Volume 21, No. Lee’s Medical History in Context of Heart Disease, Medical Education and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century Historical Implications of a Failing Heart Posted on: June 19th, 2017 Robert E. ![]()
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