| Contents |
Before you read on... -- "A day of war and bloodshed" -- Billy Yank and Johnny Reb -- Bugs, parasites, and microbes -- The Virginia quickstep -- Onions for your soldier -- Doctors in blue and gray -- The murderous Minié -- Rescuing the wounded -- Under the knife -- Pus and gangrene -- Healing -- After the guns fell silent. |
| Abstract |
"...explores the science and grisly history of U.S. Civil War medicine, using actual medical cases and first-person accounts by soldiers, doctors, and nurses. The Civil War took the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans and left countless others with disabling wounds and chronic illnesses. Bullets and artillery shells shattered soldiers' bodies, while microbes and parasites killed twice as many men as did the battles. Yet from this tragic four-year conflict came innovations that enhanced medical care in the United States. With striking detail, this nonfiction book reveals battlefield rescues, surgical techniques, medicines, and patient care, celebrating the men and women of both the North and South who volunteered to save lives." -- Amazon.com. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-169) and index. |
| Spec. audience char. |
Ages 10-17 |
| Audience |
1030 Lexile |
| Genre/form | Illustrated works. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Instructional and educational works. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Personal narratives. |
| Genre/form | Instructional and educational works. |
| Genre/form | Personal narratives. |
| Genre/form | Illustrated works. |
| LCCN | 2019953787 |
| ISBN | 9781684371761 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1684371767 (hardcover) |
