Civil War Venereal Disease Hospitals

by Thomas P. Lowry

Amputations and dysentery dominate Civil War medical studies, but the Wounds of Venus -- syphilis and gonorrhea -- receive little attention. Most VD was treated at the regimental level but thousands of cases were considered too severe for local treatment and were transferred to hospitals. At least two hospitals treated nothing but VD, while many more had large VD patient contingents. This book is the first to explore the role of Civil War VD hospitals,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150243704X
• ISBN13: 9781502437044
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"