Rhode Island's Civil War Hospital: Life and Death at Portsmouth Grove, 1862-1865 - Couverture souple

Grzyb, Frank L.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0786468610 ISBN 13 : 9780786468614

Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2012

Synopsis

During the Civil War, thousands of wounded Union soldiers and Confederate prisoners convalesced in a general army hospital in rural Portsmouth Grove, Rhode Island. Because of its location on the periphery of the action, the hospital has remained a footnote to the dramatic sweep of Civil War literature. However, its history and the experiences of the doctors, nurses, patients and guards that gave it life provide a new perspective on the interaction between the army and society in wartime and on life in Civil War America. This in-depth account also explores the barbarities of medicine, daily routine in a general army hospital, the role of citizens in providing aid, the later adventures of former patients and staff, and the final resting places of those who died on the grounds.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Frank L. Grzyb, author of six previous books, has contributed numerous articles to newspapers and magazines about America's Civil War. He is a member of the Rhode Island Civil War Round Table and lives in North Carolina.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McFarland & Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0786468610
• ISBN 13: 9780786468614
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
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• Personne responsable: non disponible