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HIS 226 - Civil War: Civil War Medicine
A guide to support History 226, The Civil War. This course examines the social, political, economic, and ideological forces that led to the Civil War and Reconstruction. Topics include regional conflicts and sectionalism, dissolution of the Union, militar
Florence Nightingale and Louisa May Alcott served as Civil War nurses, both of whom wrote about their profession and experience. One historian describes women's roles in medicine, where their knowledge and natural experience evolved from being trustworthy and powerful to suspect and wicked.
Gwendolyn Right speaks with a museum director about the possibility of a child's doll being used to smuggle drugs during the war. Disease and infection killed more men than battle wounds.
On the third day of battle, Tillie Pierce witnesses gruesome amputations. She sees amputated limbs piled higher than a fence. She describes the procedures as "cruel butchery." She passes the now-quiet battlefield and describes the horrors and the stench. Distributed by A&E Television Networks.
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Bollet recounts the truth about Civil War surgery. He further discusses the myths about surgery including the alternatives to amputation were ignored, surgery was done without anesthesia, most of the wounds were to arms and legs, and every surgeon had authority to amputate. The medical data for the Union forces in the Civil War are the most complete of any war involving America.
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The Civil War was the greatest health disaster the United States has ever experienced, killing more than a million Americans and leaving many others invalided or grieving. Poorly prepared to care for wounded and sick soldiers as the war began, Union and Confederate governments scrambled to provide doctoring and nursing, supplies, and shelter for those felled by warfare or disease.
The story of Civil War medicine--the staggering challenge of treating wounds and disease on both sides of the conflict--is one of the most compelling aspects of the war. 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.
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