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A Day in the Life of a Union Civil War Surgeon 

Presented by: Capt. Donald Levick, MD - XIth Corps, Medical Division

Dr. Levick will discuss the responsibilities of a Union Civil War Surgeon from various perspectives: as a Field Surgeon early in the war and as a Head Surgeon at Spangler Farm Field Hospital in Gettysburg. Captain Levick will demonstrate the medical instruments and surgical techniques that were in use during the war; and discuss related topics such as anesthesia, disease and germ theory, and overall morbidity / mortality statistics. 

Dr. Levick is a semi-retired pediatrician who has been in practice in the Lehigh Valley since 1985. He began participating in Living History as a Civil War Surgeon in 2023 as a member of the Blue & Gray Hospital Association (https://bluegrayhospitalassoc.com/), and most recently participated in Living History Weekend at the Gettysburg Heritage Center (Sept 21-22). He is married with three adult children, one grandson and is an avid fan of conflict simulation historical board games