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Civil War Hospital Newspapers - Histories and Excerpts of Nine Union Publications (Paperback)
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Civil War Hospital Newspapers - Histories and Excerpts of Nine Union Publications (Paperback)
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Of the 192 Union military hospitals during the Civil War, 19
circulated self-published newspapers. Editorial policies ranged
from defanging copperhead Democrats to providing a record of
soldiers' experiences. The horrors of wound infection and
amputation were reported in the words of surgeons, medical
students, nurses and patients. Those who experienced the war wrote
about it in simple narrative, providing insight into wartime health
care and a broader understanding of their sacrifices. Convalescent
life was painful and terrifying. Surviving fever or bed-ridden for
months with festering wounds, disabled veterans wondered who would
respond to their needs. Who would hire them? Who would marry them?
Relationships with sweethearts, wives and mothers, blacks, Irish
and Confederates were frequent subjects. This book covers the
founding and development of nine hospital newspapers, each explored
by subject matter: patriotism, politics, religion, satire, romance
and marriage, battlefield experience and treatment of prisoners of
war.
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