{"product_id":"civil-war-medicine-a-surgeons-diary-hardback-9780253040077","title":"Civil War Medicine; A Surgeon's Diary (Hardback) 9780253040077","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCivil War Medicine\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Surgeon's Diary\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert Hicks (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253040077\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 May 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e408 pages, 28 b\u0026amp;w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.794 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is not only a fascinating firsthand look at the experiences of a Civil War Surgeon who participated in some of the most notable actions of the war, it is also a deep and unique meditation on the meaning of Dr. Fulton's work and the broader medical, military, and cultural significance of his Civil War experience.\"—Daryl Black, Executive Director of Seminary Ridge Museum\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eCivil War Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Assistant Surgeon James Fulton of the 143rd Penn. Inf. Well written and detailed, this book is a must for any Civil War medical enthusiast.\"—Peter J. D'Onofrio, President of the Society of Civil War Surgeons, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e \"In \u003ci\u003eCivil War Medicine: A Surgeon's Diary\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert D. Hicks has produced an imminently useful book that includes the transcribed and annotated diary of Dr. James Fulton, who served as assistant surgeon with the Pennsylvania's Bucktail Brigade; an introduction that clearly and concisely situates Fulton, who hailed from Chester County, Pennsylvania, in his social, political, and medical milieu; and a collection of essays by prominent experts in the field who find in the diary all sorts of opportunities to look at Civil War through Fulton's eyes—and his hands.\"—Judith Giesberg, author of \u003ci\u003eSex and the Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This book is an incredible resource for anyone interested in the human experience of the Civil War—as recorded by a medical professional tasked with saving lives in America's bloodiest conflict. Dr. Fulton's diary and the essays by preeminent experts in the field of Civil War Medicine reveal the story of the birth of our modern health care system. Thankfully this diary landed in the able hands of Robert D. Hicks, an equally great storyteller, scholar, and historian.\"—David Price, Executive Director of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this never before published diary, 29-year-old surgeon James Fulton transports readers into the harsh and deadly conditions of the Civil War as he struggles to save the lives of the patients under his care. Fulton joined a Union army volunteer regiment in 1862, only a year into the Civil War, and immediately began chronicling his experiences in a pocket diary. Despite his capture by the Confederate Army at Gettysburg and the confiscation of his medical tools, Fulton was able to keep his diary with him at all times. He provides a detailed account of the next two years, including his experiences treating the wounded and diseased during some of the most critical campaigns of the Civil War and his relationships with soldiers, their commanders, civilians, other health-care workers, and the opposing Confederate army. The diary also includes his notes on recipes for medical ailments from sore throats to syphilis.\u003cbr\u003e In addition to Fulton's diary, editor Robert D. Hicks and experts in Civil War medicine provide context and additional information on the practice and development of medicine during the Civil War, including the technology and methods available at the time, the organization of military medicine, doctor-patient interactions, and the role of women as caregivers and relief workers. \u003ci\u003eCivil War Medicine: A Surgeon's Diary\u003c\/i\u003e provides a compelling new account of the lives of soldiers during the Civil War and a doctor's experience of one of the worst health crises ever faced by the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgement\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Becoming a Doctor\u003cbr\u003e Part I\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: To Virginia, Measles and Typhoid (Diary, August 18, 1862 to February 19, 1863)\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: Chancellorsville and \"a Spiteful Morose Scamp\" (Diary, February 22, 1863 to June 28, 1863)\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: Searching for Flour at Gettysburg (Diary, June 29, 1863 to July 4, 1863)\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: Return to Virginia and Christmas with Secesh (Diary, July 5, 1863 to December 25, 1863)\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: \"To bring man in communion with his God\" (Diary, December 26, 1863 to January 29, 1864)\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: Dr. Fulton after 1864\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7: Commentary\u003cbr\u003e Part II\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8: \"Examined at the University of Pennsylvania\": Dr. Fulton, his Professional Milieu, and Military Medicine 1862-64, by Shauna Devine\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9: \"We Got Up and Began to Pack our Medicines\": What Dr. Fulton Prescribed, by Guy R. Hasegawa \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10: \"We Soon Concluded to Operate\": Dr. Fulton's Tools and Methods, by James M. Edmonson\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11: \"The Christian Commission also Brought in a Wagon Today\": Dr. Fulton, Voluntary Relief Associations, and Women in Hospitals, by Barbra Mann Wall\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12: \"We Made Up Soup as Fast as Possible\": Nutrition and the 19th Century Male Body, by Margaret Humphreys\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13: \"Such is the Character of Many Men\": Dr. Fulton's Politics and the Moral and Political Consciousness of Soldiers, by Randall M. Miller\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525227344152,"sku":"9780253040077","price":28.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/civil-war-medicine-a-surgeons-diary-hardback-9780253040077","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}