This is a great hard to find book on Confederate Hospitals in Georgia during the Civil War. The hardcover book and CD-ROM is titled "TWO CONFEDERATE HOSPITALS AND THEIR PATIENTS - ATLANTA TO OPELIKA" BY JACK D. WELSH - PATIENT ROSTER CD-ROM INCLUDED.
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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherMercer University Press
ISBN-100865549710
ISBN-139780865549715
eBay Product ID (ePID)48650735
Product Key Features
Number of Pages183 Pages
Publication NameTwo Confederate Hospitals and Their: Atlanta to Opelika (H691/Mrc)
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
SubjectPhysician & Patient, Military / General, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), History
TypeTextbook
AuthorNot Available
Subject AreaHistory, Medical
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight15.7 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2006-279900
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal973.7/76
SynopsisThis work provides in-depth information and analysis of Confederate medicine in the Army of Tennessee using primary sources and individual patient records in a form not previously available. There are 213 diagnosis, approximately 18,000 patients for thirteen states, and more than 860 numbered and named units. The two hospitals under discussion originated in Atlanta in 1862 and moved to Vineville, Georgia, in 1864 before Atlanta fell. One later moved to Cornith to support General John B.Hood. They both finally closed in Opelika, Alabama in 1865. Effects of changing numbers of admissions, three major relocations, limited bed space, at times too few surgeons, and the the disintegrating Southern railroad system are detailed. Since the original data are derived from various primary sources with different methods of recording and some incomplete records, the data and the methods of collecting and collating it are described. Use of individual patient records allowed analysis of Confederate Army of Tennessee disease patterns and patient dispositions. Patient care was also impacted by frequent changes in rules and regulations, and orders in response to military events. Prognostications, the ability to predict outcome of diseases and wounds, were required by the surgeons to carry out the various orders determining patient disposition. This aspect of Civil War medicine has not been previously discussed. Problems with comparing various published Civil War medical data with the present material are examined. Included in the book is a CD-ROM of the complete patient listings of more than 18,000 patients.