Iodine was used as a disinfectant to treat wounds during the civil war. It is still used today for the same purposes in hospitals, although care has to be taken not to burn the unaffected skin outside of the wounds.
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Yes, swords were commonly used as weapons on the battlefield during the Civil War.
The Soo canal was used during the civil war by sending war supplies through the canal to be sent to different states.
Anything that could fire a projectile down range was used during the Civil War. Type your answer here...
It was used as a medicine in the Civil War. It treated infections from wounds. No antibiotics were available then!
Yes. During The American Civil War and the Crimean War.