"This terrible struggle for life" : the Civil War letters of a Union regimental surgeon / Thomas S. Hawley, M.D. ; edited by Dennis W. Belcher.

"This books offers a rare insight into the history of the Civil War in the western theatre through the eyes of a regimental surgeon, Dr. Thomas S. Hawley. Notable among the letters is his record of the early Civil War in Missouri, the Vicksburg Campaign, the Battle of Tupelo and the Battle of Nashville"--Provided by publisher.