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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.
Publish Date
2012
Publisher
McFarland & Co., Publishers,
McFarland & Company,
McFarland
Language
English
Pages
208
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Subjects
Medical care, Military Medicine, Hospitals, Military hospitals, History, Medicine, military, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, hospitals, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, medical care, Portsmouth Grove Hospital (Portsmouth, R.I.)Times
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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
0786468610 9780786468614
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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.
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