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

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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

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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.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-189) and index.

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  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    CAF.616.C
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780786468614
  • 0786468610