Richmond's Wartime Hospitals

By Rebecca Barbour Calcutt

Book Overview

In-depth study of medical care during the Civil War. While medical science enjoyed several advances during the Civil War, the doctors and hospitals in the Southern states faced overwhelming casualties with few supplies and inadequate personnel. By focusing on facilities in Virginia 1/2s capitol, Mrs. Calcutt illustrates how exhausted resources rapidly defeated southern doctors 1/2 heroic efforts.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589802977
• ISBN13: 9781589802971
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.8"