Civil War Medical & Surgical Price Guide

What Civil War medical & surgical have actually sold for — 18 recorded sales from 10 auction houses and dealers, 2026.

$123
median realized
$83–$434
middle half of sales
$10–$1,150
full range
18
recorded sales

Figures are computed from realized prices (hammer or total with premium, as reported by the seller) — never asking prices. Small sample: 18 sales is enough to show a range, not to price a specific piece. Condition, attribution, and provenance move individual results far outside these bands. How these numbers are calculated →

Recent Recorded Sales

ItemSoldSellerRealized
Dug Civil War Era Medical Bleeder Recovered in Richmond VirginiaSeptember 8, 2026Dixie Relics$30
MS 9. Dug USA Hospital Department Bottle.September 7, 2026Army of Tennessee Relics$650
MS 4. Dug US Surgeon’s Tourniquet. Maker Marked. Petersburg VA. Battlefield.July 29, 2026Army of Tennessee Relics$450
Late 1800s to early 1900s Vintage Medical bottle with matkings of "Malydor Mfg.July 26, 2026Middle Tennessee Relics$48
MS 70. Dug Confederate Surgeon’s Fleam.July 11, 2026Army of Tennessee Relics$125
Civil War Id’d Bible Carried by Surgeon Franklin A. Bushey Field & Staff 3rd Pa. Infantry, Field & Staff 4th Pa. CavalryJuly 8, 2026Perry Adams Antiques$575
The Civil War Sketchbook of Charles Ellery Stedman, Surgeon, United States Navy Jim D. HillJune 28, 2026Akins Americana$10
Pocket Size Field Surgical KitJune 27, 2026Vogt Auction$94
"They Depend On You..", c. 1953, US Army Nurse Corps PosterJune 27, 2026Vogt Auction$106
"Operation Nightingale", c. 1963-65, Army Nurse Corps PosterJune 27, 2026Vogt Auction$83
Rare complete package of Civil War Surgeon’s Needles, as in Medical Museum (SOLD)June 13, 2026Yankee Rebel Antiques$85
RARE – Government issue marked Civil War Surgeon’s Amputation saw (SOLD) wJune 13, 2026Yankee Rebel Antiques$385
Rare ALS from General John Sedgwick to Major 106th PVJune 2, 2026War of the Rebellion$1,150
C-1 Vest "First Aid Kit". These are impossible to find.May 28, 2026Bay State Militaria$325
Set of scarce postcards from the American Ambulance Hospital of Paris. Ground zero for the American Volunteer Ambulance movement.May 28, 2026Bay State Militaria$120
Scarce 1ST Army Medical tunic. Good condition overall.May 28, 2026Bay State Militaria$140
George IV London Made Double Ended Silver Medical SpoonsMay 28, 2026Lewis & Grant Auction Company$75
Non-excavated Civil War Hospital Department Bottle – Rare Emerald Green Color and Small SizeMay 27, 2026Perry Adams Antiques$950
Currently for sale: 100 Civil War medical & surgical listings from 19 sources.
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Sold-price data via ArtifactSearch.com's sold archive; each sale links to its record. Relics of War does not appraise, authenticate, or sell.