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Title
John Darby
Subject
Lee County, AL; Civil War; East Alabama Male College; Darby, John; Auburn, AL
Description
A professor of natural science and one of the original trustees of the East Alabama Male College, he also taught chemistry and developed a “Prophylactic Fluid” which was widely used as a disinfectant and antiseptic by Civil War surgeons and hospitals. A potassium permanganate solution, it was probably made in a building close to where the president’s home stands today.
Creator
Joshua Shiver
Publisher
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
Date
2014-12-5
Contributor
Joshua Shiver
Format
Text
Language
English
Type
Text