Rhode Island's Civil War hospital : life and death at Portsmouth Grove, 1862-1865 / Frank L. Grzyb ; foreword by Robert C. Rubel.
- Grzyb, Frank L., 1946-
- Date:
- [2012], ©2012
- Books
About this work
Description
"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.
Publication/Creation
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2012], ©2012.
Physical description
xi, 196 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Contributors
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-189) and index.
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.
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Subjects
- 19th century
- Hospitals, Militaryhistory
- American Civil War
- Military Medicinehistory
- Rhode IslandHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Hospitals
- Rhode IslandHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Medical care
- United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Hospitals
- United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Medical care
- Portsmouth Grove Hospital (Portsmouth, R.I.)
Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineCAF.616.COpen shelves
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Identifiers
ISBN
- 9780786468614
- 0786468610