Final Bloodshed: Hospitals and Caring for the Wounded in the Appomattox Campaign ( Chris M. Calkins, Patrick A. Schroeder - MD) ornaments One of NPR's Best Books

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

8 Notecards & Envelopes

North Carolina

including contact and website information

Final Bloodshed: Hospitals and Caring for the Wounded in the Appomattox Campaign ( Chris M. Calkins, Patrick A. Schroeder - MD) ornaments One of NPR's Best BooksFour 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