Doctors In Gray The Confederate Medical Service

Author : Horace Herndon Cunningham
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786251213
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Doctors In Gray: The Confederate Medical Service written by Horace Herndon Cunningham and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “H. H. Cunningham’s Doctors in Gray, first published more than thirty years ago, remains the definitive work on the medical history of the Confederate army. Drawing on a prodigious array of sources, Cunningham paints as complete a picture as possible of the daunting task facing those charged with caring for the war’s wounded and sick. Of the estimated 600,000 Confederate troops, Cunningham claims the 200,000 died either from battle wounds of from illness—the majority, surprisingly, from illness. Despite these grim statistics, Confederate medical personnel frequently performed heroically under the most primitive of circumstances and made imaginative use of limited resources. Cunningham provides detailed information on the administration of the Confederate Medical Department, the establishment and organization of Confederate hospitals, the experiences of medical officers in the field, the manufacture and procurement of supplies, the causes and treatment of diseases, and the beginning of modern surgical practices.” - Print ed.

Author : H. H. Cunningham
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807118566
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Doctors in Gray written by H. H. Cunningham and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 1993-05-01 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: H. H. Cunningham’s Doctors in Gray remains the definitive work on the medical history of the Confederate army. Drawing on a prodigious array of sources, Cunningham paints as complete a picture as possible of the daunting task facing those charged with caring for the war’s wounded and sick. Of the estimated 600,000 Confederate troops, Cunningham claims that 200,000 died either from battle wounds or from illness—the majority, surprisingly, from illness. Despite these grim statistics, Confederate medical personnel frequently performed heroically under the most primitive of circumstances and made imaginative use of limited resources. Cunningham provides detailed information on the administration of the Confederate Medical Department, the establishment and organization of Confederate hospitals, the experiences of medical officers in the field, the manufacture and procurement of supplies, the causes and treatment of diseases, and the beginning of modern surgical practices.

Author : George Worthington Adams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Doctors in Blue written by George Worthington Adams and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Similar in scope to H. H. Cunningham's Doctors in Gray, George Worthington Adams' Doctors in Blue, originally published more than forty years ago and now available for the first time in paperback, remains the definitive work on the medical history of the Union army. Adams calculates that 300,000 Union soldiers lost their lives during the war. Confederate attacks account for only a third of these deaths, disease for the rest. In addition, there were a startling 400,000 wounded or injured and almost 6,000,000 cases of illness.

Author : Frank R. Freemon
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252070105
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gangrene and Glory written by Frank R. Freemon and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Horace H. Cunningham
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820333557
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Field Medical Services at the Battles of Manassas written by Horace H. Cunningham and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The opening months of the Civil War went on in the midst of confusion and improvisation. This was especially true of the field medical services of both armies which were disorganized and understaffed-and hence not in position to cope with the vast number of wounded soldiers nor treat them properly. Moreover, the ambulance services were woefully inadequate, and the wounded men had to find their way back to the hospitals where overworked surgeons operated around the clock under extraordinarily trying conditions. After the first battle of Bull Run both sides made attempts to reorganize their medical staffs, and after the second battle at Manassas it was obvious that further improvements were necessary. The Union army set about creating a medical service which could cope with a long war, but the Confederacy failed to foresee a similar need, having just won a major victory. In comparing the efforts of both armies to establish efficient medical services, Horace C. Cunningham brings to light an important aspect of this war of attrition.

Author : Glenna R. Schroeder-Lein
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9781570031557
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Confederate Hospitals on the Move written by Glenna R. Schroeder-Lein and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work tells the story of Samuel Hollingsworth Stout, an innovative Confederate doctor and medical director of the Army of Tennessee, and his successful administration and establishment of more than sixty mobile military hospitals scattered throughout the western theatre.

Author : Glenna R Schroeder-Lein
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317457099
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Civil War Medicine written by Glenna R Schroeder-Lein and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-01-28 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American Civil War is the most read about era in our history, and among its most compelling aspects is the story of Civil War medicine - the staggering challenge of treating wounds and disease on both sides of the conflict. Written for general readers and scholars alike, this first-of-its kind encyclopedia will help all Civil War enthusiasts to better understand this amazing medical saga. Clearly organized, authoritative, and readable, "The Encyclopedia of Civil War Medicine" covers both traditional historical subjects and medical details. It offers clear explanations of unfamiliar medical terms, diseases, wounds, and treatments. The encyclopedia depicts notable medical personalities, generals with notorious wounds, soldiers' aid societies, medical department structure, and hospital design and function. It highlights the battles with the greatest medical significance, women's medical roles, period sanitation issues, and much more. Presented in A-Z format with more than 200 entries, the encyclopedia treats both Union and Confederate material in a balanced way. Its many user-friendly features include a chronology, a glossary, cross-references, and a bibliography for further study.

Author : Michael A. Eggleston
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1468566822
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The White Man's Fight written by Michael A. Eggleston and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The American negroes are the only people in the history of the world. . . . that ever became free without any effort on their own." W. E. Woodward stated this in his biography of General Ulysses S. Grant. Nothing could be farther from the truth as will be seen in this history which will show that the African Americans fighting in the Civil War may have been the deciding factor in determining the outcome.

Author : Mark J. Schaadt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Civil War Medicine written by Mark J. Schaadt and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jack D. Welsh
Publisher : Kent State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780873386494
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Medical Histories of Confederate Generals written by Jack D. Welsh and published by Kent State University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a compilation of the medical histories of 425 Confederate generals. It does not analyze the effects of an individual's medical problems on a battle or the war, but provides information about factors that may have contributed to the wound, injury, or illness, and the outcome.