Civil War Medicine: Care & Comfort of the Wounded
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Book Overview
...an excellent panorama of what military and civilian medical and sanitary efforts meant to soldiers on both sides of the Civil War. His chronological presentation shows how lessons were learned--or not--and how the procedures of individuals and groups and the treatment of individual patients developed. Most of the text consists of the words of those involved, which gives a feeling of personal participation; Denney provides brief, necessary introductions to set events in context and in which he describes planning for upcoming battles by surgeons stationed at every level of command, from that of an entire army down to that of the unit....The account of how hospital boats and trains were used--an aspect of the medical effort that is not widely known--is another of the best aspects of an informative and fascinating book.-- Booklist. 422 pages (8 in color), 20 b/w illus., 7 x 10.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0806908807
ISBN13:9780806908809
Release Date:December 1899
Publisher:Sterling Publishing (NY)
Length:400 Pages
Weight:1.61 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 7.0" x 10.0"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Where is the surgery itself?
Published by Mark S. March , 3 months ago
Almost a daily diary of battles, the outcomes, locations. As far as the wounded however all you read is "we moved them from point A to point B". Nothing mentioned about surgeries performed, or new ideas or surgical procedures or innovations.
Full of firsthand accounts.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This book is especially great if you have an ancestor that was wounded in battle. Since the book is full of firsthand accounts in chronological order, you can get a feel of what your ancestor went through. In my own case, I discovered that my GG-Grandfather probably laid on the field for a day and a half before he received any treatment. Then he had to probably endure a very rugged ambulance ride some 15 mile to a hospital that was badly overcrowded.
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