Intensely human
Subtitle: the health of the Black soldier in the American Civil War
By: Margaret Humphreys.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9780801886966
Subjects: Russell, Ira, -- 1815-1888.; African American soldiers -- Health and hygiene -- History -- 19th century.; African American soldiers -- Mortality -- History -- 19th century.; Masculinity -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Body, Human -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Racism -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Health aspects.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects.; United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-190) and index.
Table of contents: value: The Black body at war; value: The pride of true manhood; value: Biology and destiny; value: Medical care; value: Region, disease, and the vulnerable recruit; value: Louisiana; value: Death on the Rio Grande; value: Telling the story.