A study of nursing care during the Civil War, the problems with caring for the sick and the injured, and the medical advances that have been made after the war.

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The four bloody years of the American Civil War left a permanent scar on the nation. Through it all, people on both sides fought bravely for the causes they bel

An account of Alcott's experiences as a nurse during the Civil War.