Marrow of Tragedy

by Margaret Humphreys

Book Overview

The American Civil War was the greatest health disaster this country 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 organize medical care-to provide doctoring and nursing, supplies, and shelter for those fallen by warfare or disease. Resources in the north helped return soldiers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421422778
• ISBN13: 9781421422770
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"