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Civil War Medicine

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Letters from a Civil War Surgeon
William Child
These important civil war letters, recently discovered, are now publihsed for the fires time. 176 black & white halftones including over 150 pictures of the original letters next to the text transcribed by Dr. Child's descendants. Paper. 416 pp
Bookguy price $25

After Chancellorsville: Letters from the Heart: The Civil War Letters of Private Walter G. Dunn and Emma Randolph
ed. J. A. Bailey
Severely wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville, nineteen-year-old Walter Dunn of the 11th New Jersey Infantry was taken to Baltimore. Left behind on the field were precious letters from a young woman in his hometown of Plainfield. He wrote to her again, as soon as he was able, of his blood-soaked duties as a surgeon's assistant when the Gettysburg casualties rolled in. He described the tensions of wartime Baltimore -- and rumors of peace, of battles lost or won, and impending raids. Responding, she told of the events of her daily life -- church meetings, ice cream socials, and lonely rainy days. As the correspondence continued they tentatively broached the subject of love, and of his return home, but more of war's cruelty awaited. These letters tell a story of suffering and quiet heroism, separation and reunion, and the impact of unpredictable fate on young lives.
Paper 280 pp.
BookGuy price $22.50

MED054P Disease In The Civil War. Natural Biological Warfare in 1861-1865
Paul E. Steiner, Phd., M.D.
The history of the Civil War has been interpreted from nearly all aspects except that of disease. Paper.
Bookguy price $37.95

MED047 Civil War Medicine- 1861-1865.
C. Keith Wilbur, M.D.
The author takes you on a detailed and fascinating tour through the medical history of this bloody and devastating war. Hundreds of illustrations, combined with well-research and engaging text, tell the tale of the challenges presented to physicians with each new battle and the often heroic ways those challenges were met.
Bookguy price $11.96

MED036P Confederate Hospitals On the Move
G.R. Schroeder-Lein
Confederate doctor, Samuel Hillingsworth Stout, and his successful administration of more than sixty mobile military hospitals scattered throughout the western theater for the Army of Tennessee.
Bookguy price $14.95

MED001 In Hospital & Camp.
Straubing.
The Civil War through the eyes of its Doctors and Nurses. $19.95
Bookguy price $15.96