|
The Civil War was fought, claimed the Union army surgeon general, "at the end of the medical Middle Ages." Little was known about what caused disease, ... Camps populated by young soldiers who had never before been exposed to a large variety of common contagious diseases were plagued by outbreaks of measles,
|
www.civilwarhome.com/civilwarmedicine.htm
www.civilwarhome.com/civilwarmedicine.htm
|
|
|
|
For the Unfortunate Civil War soldier, whether he came from the North or from the South, not only got into the army just when the killing power of weapons ... Taken from "The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. (1861-65.) this article deals with the statistics of the diseases of the prisoners.
|
www.civilwarhome.com/civilwarmedicineintro.htm
www.civilwarhome.com/civilwarmedicineintro.htm
|
|
|
Civil War diseases were responsible for a large number of casulties during the war. ... There were a whole host of Civil War diseases. The worst out of the bunch was by far Dysentery. This one disease accounted for around 45,000 deaths in the Union army and around 50,000 deaths in the Confederate army.
|
www.civilwaracademy.com/civil-war-diseases.html
www.civilwaracademy.com/civil-war-diseases.html
|
|
Bentonville History Unit...
|
qjhs.qps.org/science/Carper/civil%20war/civilmain.htm
qjhs.qps.org/science/Carper/civil%20war/civilmain.htm
|
|
You Found It! An in depth look at Civil War Medicine, with Pictures and medical procedures ... Winslow Homer's Famous 1862 Drawing of a Civil War Surgeon at Work in the Field...
|
www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war-medicine....
www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war-medicine.htm
|
|
About Major Civil War Diseases. While the American Civil War is often portrayed as a conflict of bullets and bayonets, the reality is that many more soldiers met an unpleasant end because of sickness. A proper understanding of... ... Another consideration in Civil War diseases is the role of malnutrition. The typical diet...
|
www.ehow.com/about_4568235_major-civil-war-diseases.htm...
www.ehow.com/about_4568235_major-civil-war-diseases.html
|
|
One problem was that sanitary conditions were shocking by modern standards. Medical science had not yet discovered the importance of antiseptics in preventing infection. The water was contaminated and soldiers sometimes ate unripened or spoiled food.
|
www.gkschools.org/lincoln/diseases/diseases.htm
www.gkschools.org/lincoln/diseases/diseases.htm
|
|
International press center ... Jobs at lulu.com ... A Dictionary of Civil War Era Diseases by John Rigdon; $14.97...
|
www.lulu.com/browse/preview.php?fCID=744125
|
|
A Dictionary of Civil War Era Diseases by John Rigdon: This book is a great tool for researchers. It explains in modern terms many of the old medical terms and diseases of the Civil War era and shows the diseases that were rampant among the troops and how they had an impact on the outcome of the war. ... Civil War, medicine,
|
www.lulu.com/content/744125
|
|
