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Medicine in the War by Otto
Eisenschiml
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...To modern Americans its methods seem
crude and its cures uncertain. Nonetheless, the treatment of
diseases and wounds made great strides from 1861-65. And except
for official stupidity, greater advances would have been made.
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The Slaughter Pen at
Bristoe Station by William W. Hassler
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In October, 1863, Lee tried to move between
Meade's army, stationed around Culpeper, and Washington. The
Federals quickly retreated to the protection of the Washington defenses
and Lee abandoned the chase. The climax of this little-known
Virginia campaign was the loss of 1,900 men of A. P. Hill's corps in
the slaughter pen at Bristoe Station.
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'Moving Picture' of
Council of War by Frederic Ray
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Several pictures taken of a council of war
held by Ulysses S. Grant and George Gordon Meade on May 21, 1864 at
Massaponax Baptist Church form a sort of 'moving picture'.
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A Century Ago This
Month by Robert D. Hoffsommer
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May 1862: New Orleans, Yorktown,
Williamsburg, McDowell, Front Royal, Winchester, Hasnover Court House,
Seven Pines / Fair Oaks, Corinth
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| How a Battle is
Sketched by Theodore R. Davis |
The battlefield artsit used his special
brand of shorthand to make quick sketches while dodging bullets.
Here, using his own drawings as illustrations, a noted artist of the
Civil War tells how he operated rapidly under fire.
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Book Reviews
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1. Patriotic
Gore, Studies in the Literature of the American Civil War by
Edmund Wilson
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James H. Wilson--a
Profile by Col. Wilbur S. Nye
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James H. Wilson had cause
to be cocksure. This outspoken Union officer became a major
general at 27. A less ready tongue might have brought him even
higher rank.
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Letters &
Diaries: Letters to Dr. John H. Bayne by E. E. Billings
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Maryland
Dr. John H. Bayne
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Weapons
& Equipment: Strong Right Arm of the Infantry: The '61 Springfield
Rifle Musket by Dr. Francis A. Lord
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Springfield
Rifle Musket model 1861 1863 1864
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Famous
Fighting Units: Ransom's North Carolina Brigade by W. J. Kimball
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From
Malvern Hill to Five Forks: Ransom's North Carolina Brigade served the
Confederacy bravely.
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Conclusion:
Joe Shewmon's Amazing Ordeal
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Recaptured
after escaping from the train carrying him from Andersonville to a new
Confederate prison, Joe Shewmon gains his freedom by a dangerous
ruse. Here is the conclusion of the adventures of an Ohio
soldier, told in his own words.
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