Smallpox in Washington's Army disease, war, and society during the Revolutionary War Disease, war, and society during the Revolutionary War Becker, Ann M. creator author. text bibliography History. mdu 2023 monographic eng print xiv, 265 pages ; 24 cm "During the Revolutionary War, smallpox created havoc within both the British and American armies and the colonial civilian population. Washington's implementation of isolation policies and troop inoculations removed the threat of epidemic smallpox and ultimately protected American soldiers and civilians from the dangers of this feared disease"-- "The Most Terrible of All Ministers of Death": Smallpox in the Atlantic World -- "Send ye Small pox Into ye Army": The British and the Double-Edged Sword of Smallpox -- "Able and Willing to Bear Arms": Dunmore in the South -- "Vigilance against this most dangerous Enemy": Smallpox at the Siege of Boston -- "Ruined with Smallpox": The Canadian Campaign -- "Disobedience ... will be most severely punished": New York and the Health of the Troops -- "Nothing but death ... before me": Smallpox in Revolutionary War Prisons -- "To Stop the Progress of the Small Pox": Washington Inoculates His Army -- "The Seeds of Small Pox": Smallpox on the Road to Yorktown and Beyond -- Conclusion "The small-pox ... has been checked in its career". Ann M. Becker. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Medical care United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Health aspects Smallpox United States History 18th century Smallpox Vaccination United States History 18th century Medicine, Military United States History 19th century United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Biological warfare Biological warfare Medical care Medicine, Military Smallpox Smallpox Vaccination United States American Revolution (United States : 1775-1783) fast (OCoLC)fst01351668 1700-1899 fast E283 .B43 2023 973.3/75 Smallpox in Washington's Army Becker, Ann M. Lanham : Lexington Books, [2023] (DLC) 2022035520 9781793630698 1793630690 9781793630704 2022035519 pda,print DLC 220728 20250318213046.0 in00004643377 eng