Author : Frank L. Grzyb
Release : 2014-01-10
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 731/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Rhode Island's Civil War Hospital by : Frank L. Grzyb
Download or read book Rhode Island's Civil War Hospital written by Frank L. Grzyb. This book was released on 2014-01-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Civil War, thousands of wounded Union soldiers and Confederate prisoners convalesced in a general army hospital in rural Portsmouth Grove, Rhode Island. Because of its location on the periphery of the action, the hospital has remained a footnote to the dramatic sweep of Civil War literature. However, its history and the experiences of the doctors, nurses, patients and guards that gave it life provide a new perspective on the interaction between the army and society in wartime and on life in Civil War America. This in-depth account also explores the barbarities of medicine, daily routine in a general army hospital, the role of citizens in providing aid, the later adventures of former patients and staff, and the final resting places of those who died on the grounds.