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Title
Rhode Island's Civil War hospital : life and death at Portsmouth Grove, 1862-1865
Type
Text
Subject
Portsmouth Grove Hospital (Portsmouth, R.I.)--History. (LCSH)
Military hospitals--Rhode Island--Portsmouth--History--19th century. (LCSH)
Medicine, Military--Rhode Island--Portsmouth--History--19th century. (LCSH)
Rhode Island--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Hospitals. (LCSH)
Rhode Island--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care. (LCSH)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Hospitals. (LCSH)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care. (LCSH)
Language
English
Illustrative Content
Illustrations
Geographic Coverage
Rhode Island
United States
Classification
LCC: E621 .G79 2012
DDC: 973.7/76 full
Content
text
Summary
"During the Civil War, Union soldiers and Confederate prisoners convalesced in a general army hospital in Portsmouth Grove, Rhode Island. This study details experiences of those who received and provided care, exploring the barbarities of medicine, daily routine, role of citizens, later adventures of former patients/staff, and final resting places of those who died on the grounds"--Provided by publisher.
Table Of Contents
Present-Day Portsmouth
Nineteenth-Century Medicine
Genesis : Early 1862
A Shaky Beginning
The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword
Shelter and Rations
Hospital Guards
Liquor, Trouble, and Discipline
Hospital Volunteers and Benefactors
New Arrivals : Unanticipated Problems
Angels of Mercy
Late 1862 and 1863
1864
War's End : Glory, Glory, Halleluiah
Appendix A: Hospital Guards-Rhode Island Volunteers
Appendix B: Roll of Honor
Appendix C: Map of Cypress Hills National Cemetery.
Authorized Access Point
Grzyb, Frank L., 1946- Rhode Island's Civil War hospital : life and death at Portsmouth Grove, 1862-1865