Gangrene and Glory: Medical Care During the American Civil War
- ISBN-10
- 0252070100
- ISBN-13
- 9780252070105
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 254
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Author
- Frank R. Freemon
Description
Dealing with the civil war, this title takes a close look at the battlefield doctors in whose hands rested the lives of thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers. It also examines the impact on major campaigns - Manassas, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Shiloh, Atlanta - of ignorance, understaffing, inexperience, and overcrowded hospitals.
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Other editions
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- 1998
- 254 pages
- Paperback
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
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