An edition of Rhode Island's Civil War hospital (2012)

Rhode Island's Civil War hospital

life and death at Portsmouth Grove, 1862-1865

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An edition of Rhode Island's Civil War hospital (2012)

Rhode Island's Civil War hospital

life and death at Portsmouth Grove, 1862-1865

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"During the Civil War, Union soldiers and Confederate prisoners convalesced in a general army hospital in Portsmouth Grove, Rhode Island. This study details experiences of those who received and provided care, exploring the barbarities of medicine, daily routine, role of citizens, later adventures of former patients/staff, and final resting places of those who died on the grounds"--Provided by publisher.

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English
Pages
208

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Rhode Island's Civil War hospital: life and death at Portsmouth Grove, 1862-1865
2012, McFarland & Co., Publishers, McFarland & Company, McFarland
in English

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Table of Contents

Present-Day Portsmouth
Nineteenth-Century Medicine
Genesis : Early 1862
A Shaky Beginning
The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword
Shelter and Rations
Hospital Guards
Liquor, Trouble, and Discipline
Hospital Volunteers and Benefactors
New Arrivals : Unanticipated Problems
Angels of Mercy
Late 1862 and 1863
1864
War's End : Glory, Glory, Halleluiah
Appendix A: Hospital Guards-Rhode Island Volunteers
Appendix B: Roll of Honor
Appendix C: Map of Cypress Hills National Cemetery.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Jefferson, N.C

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
973.7/76
Library of Congress
E621 .G79 2012, E621.G79 2012

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
208

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25299507M
ISBN 13
9780786468614
LCCN
2012014923
OCLC/WorldCat
757461960

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