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Nature's Civil War : common soldiers and the environment in 1862 Virginia /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Meier, Kathryn Shively
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2013]
Series:Civil War America (Series)
Subjects:
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Health aspects.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Environmental aspects > Virginia.
Self-care, Health > Virginia > History > 19th century.
Self-care, Health > United States > History > 19th century.
Military life > Virginia > History > 19th century.
Military life > United States > History > 19th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Health and the American populace before 1862
  • At war with nature
  • Soldiers and official military health care
  • Becoming a seasoned soldier
  • Straggling and the limits of self-care
  • Conclusion: self-care beyond 1862.