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title: American Civil War Leg Prosthesis
author: Unknown Photographer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21159/american-civil-war-leg-prosthesis/
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updated: 2026-03-24
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# American Civil War Leg Prosthesis
_Authored by Unknown Photographer_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21159.jpg)
## Image Caption
*Artificial Leg*, photographic print, c. 1864.
With more than 20,000 Union soldiers surviving surgical amputations in the last three years of the conflict, the scale and carnage of the [American Civil War](https://www.worldhistory.org/American_Civil_War/) hastened advancements in the art and technology of prosthetic limbs.
The National Library of [Medicine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/medicine/), Washington, D.C.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Photographer, U. (2025, October 06). American Civil War Leg Prosthesis. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Photographer, Unknown. "American Civil War Leg Prosthesis." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 06, 2025. .
### MLA
Photographer, Unknown. "American Civil War Leg Prosthesis." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Oct 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://collections.nlm.nih.gov/catalog/nlm:nlmuid-101585287-img) by **Unknown Photographer**. Submitted by [Zachary Kay](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/zacharykay/ "User Page: Zachary Kay"), published on 06 October 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.