Final Bloodshed: Hospitals and Caring for the Wounded in the Appomattox Campaign ( Chris M. Calkins, Patrick A. Schroeder - MD) ornaments Mining diverse sources

Mining diverse sources

One of NPR's Best Books of 2021 and a New York Times Critics' Top Book of 2021

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Coupled with Paul Taylor’s insightful editorial notes and annotations

Final Bloodshed: Hospitals and Caring for the Wounded in the Appomattox Campaign ( Chris M. Calkins, Patrick A. Schroeder - MD) ornaments Mining diverse sourcesFour years of war provided the armies with many improvements. By the spring of 1865, the Medical Departments established efficient systems to deal with fallen soldiers. As a result, casualty survival improved during the last campaign. In this study, we have brought together numerous primary source accounts and documents of how both the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James followed these improved practices during the final campaign of the war