Amputating dates back to c.460-c.370 BCE, it was not a new medical procedure that was unheard of. What it did do though and what I’m going to be talking about is the evolution of amputations during American history, during the Civil War, World War one, and the Vietnam War. Now a game changer when it came to amputations during the Civil War was anesthesia it became commonly used in order to ease the pain for soldiers. As well as the sanitation during the procedures and equipment developed making the amputation less painful and an easier process for everyone. The development of prosthetics when