Exhibitions

Revolutionary War Medicine

April 1, 1979 – April 30, 1979

National Museum of American History
1300 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC

1st Floor

See on Map Floor Plan

Look at instruments owned and used by Dr. Chas. McKnight (1750-91), who was consulted by George Washington during an illness. Included are instruments used in bloodletting, general surgery and obstetrics.