Civil War Hospital Newspapers: Histories and Excerpts of Nine Union Publications
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Nine of the 192 Union military hospitals during the Civil War circulated newspapers edited and printed by convalescents. The horrors of wound infection and amputation were reported in the words of surgeons, nurses and patients. Sermons cautioned against drink, tobacco and profanity while stressing patriotic sacrifice. Those who experienced the war wrote about it in simple narratives, and these are extensively quoted. Convalescent life was...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1476665605
ISBN13:9781476665603
Release Date:July 2017
Publisher:McFarland & Company
Length:252 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.8" x 9.9"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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