medical care

Describes the state of medical knowledge and the practice of medicine, particularly by military medical personnel, during the Civil War.

Presents a variety of original writings which tell the trials and triumphs of the medical profession during the Civil War.

Explores the history of medical treatment during the Civil War. Firsthand, day-by-day accounts drawn from letters, journals, reports and diaries, accompanied by background and historical information, bring to life the courageous struggle on both sides of the conflict to save lives in spite of unsanitary conditions and lack of supplies.

Excerpts from the diary of a woman who served as nurse to a regiment of black soldiers fighting for the Union during the Civil War, including her observations on the treatment of "coloreds" after the war.

A biography of the American poet whose compassion led him to nurse soldiers during the Civil War, to give voice to the nation's grief at Lincoln's assassination, and to capture the true American spirit in verse.