The University of Iowa History of Medicine Society invites you to hear:
Wayne Richenbacher, M.D., Professor Emeritus, Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Iowa
The Demise of Stonewall Jackson: A Civil War Case Study
Thursday, January 24, 2013 5:30-6:30; Room 401, Univ. of Iowa Hardin Library for the Health Sciences
Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, commander of the Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia, was wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville during the American Civil War. He died eight days later. This talk will focus on Jackson the brilliant military strategist, Hunter Holmes McGuire the chief surgeon of Jackson’s Corps and medical care provided to Jackson following his injury.