Object Details
Associated Name
Lincoln, Abraham
Description
On April 15, Surgeon General Joseph K. Barnes directed an autopsy on Lincoln’s body in the White House. The name of the surgeon who performed the autopsy was not recorded. The instruments he used were given to Alfred D. Wilson, a young doctor who assisted in the procedure. They remained in Wilson’s family until they were donated to the Medical Society of the County of Kings in Brooklyn, New York, in 1935.
Gift of the Medical Society of the County of Kings, 1983
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of the Medical Society of the County of Kings
date made
by 1865
ID Number
COLL.MEDKIT.005002
accession number
1983.0051
Object Name
medical kit
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall with lid open: 6 3/4 in x 10 1/4 in x 7 1/2 in; 17.145 cm x 26.035 cm x 19.05 cm
Related Publication
Rubenstein, Harry R.. Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life
See more items in
Political History: Political History, General History Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
Selections from the Abraham Lincoln Collection
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Medicine
general subject association
National Symbols
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1359567