Blood and germs : the Civil War battle against wounds and disease /

"...explores the science and grisly history of U.S. Civil War medicine, using actual medical cases and first-person accounts by soldiers, doctors, and nurses. The Civil War took the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans and left countless others with disabling wounds and chronic illnesse...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jarrow, Gail (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane, [2020]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	United States Sanitary Commission > History > Juvenile literature. United States Sanitary Commission. Medicine, Military > United States > History > 19th century > Juvenile literature. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Medical care > Juvenile literature. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Health aspects > Juvenile literature. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives > Juvenile literature. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Medical care. Medicine, Military > United States > History > 19th century. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Health aspects. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives. JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Military & Wars. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries. Medical care. Medicine, Military. United States. 1800-1899 Young adult literature. Illustrated works. History. Instructional and educational works. Juvenile works. Personal narratives.

Table of Contents:

Before you read on...
"A day of war and bloodshed"
Billy Yank and Johnny Reb
Bugs, parasites, and microbes
The Virginia quickstep
Onions for your soldier
Doctors in blue and gray
The murderous Minié
Rescuing the wounded
Under the knife
Pus and gangrene
Healing
After the guns fell silent.