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Gregory E. Scott, MD; James F. Toole, MD

Arch Neurol. 1998;55:1584-1585.

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The year 1860 was a beginning of social, political, and medical upheaval in the United States. The Civil War over states' rights, which would last for 4 years and change the political landscape of the United States forever, had its roots in that year. American neurology was conceived and gestated by the Civil War because of the collaboration between William A. Hammond (1828-1900) and Silas Weir Mitchell (1829-1914), who became the founders of American neurology. Thus, 1860 serves as a pivotal point from which to view the precursors of American neurology and the later war and postwar developments.

Beginning with the Missouri Compromise in 1820, which awarded statehood to Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, the years leading up to 1860 were filled with factional debate and reluctant compromise. Many other events, such as the Dred Scott . . . [Full Text of this Article]

From the American Neurological Association Archives (Dr Scott) and Wake Forest University Medical Center (Dr Toole), Winston-Salem, NC.