Title: Marrow of Tragedy
Description: "In telling the stories of soldiers, families, physicians, nurses, and administrators, [the author] concludes that medical science was not as limited at the beginning of the war as has been portrayed. Medicine and public health clearly advanced during the war-- and continued to do so after military hostilities ceased"--Dust jacket.
Subjects: Medicine, military, history, Public health, united states, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, medical care, Public health, history, Medical care, Military Medicine, Casualties, Public health, History, War, Health Services, Women Physicians, Communicable Disease Control, Hospitals, American Civil War, History, 19th Century