Nature's Civil War : common soldiers and the environment in 1862 Virginia /
Meier, Kathryn Shively.
Nature's Civil War : common soldiers and the environment in 1862 Virginia / Common soldiers and the environment in 1862 Virginia Kathryn Shively Meier. - Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource - Civil War America .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Health and the American populace before 1862 -- At war with nature -- Soldiers and official military health care -- Becoming a seasoned soldier -- Straggling and the limits of self-care -- Conclusion: self-care beyond 1862.
Using soldiers' letters, diaries and memoirs, plus a wealth of additional personal accounts, medical sources, newspapers and government documents, Meier reveals how soldiers strove to maintain their physical and mental health by combating their deadliest enemy - nature.
9781469612607 9781469610771
United States. Army --Military life--History--19th century.
Self-care, Health--History--Virginia--19th century.
Self-care, Health--History--United States--19th century.
Military Personnel--history
Self Care--history
Environment
American Civil War
Military Hygiene--history
Military Medicine--history
Electronic Books.
E621 / .N388 2013
Nature's Civil War : common soldiers and the environment in 1862 Virginia / Common soldiers and the environment in 1862 Virginia Kathryn Shively Meier. - Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource - Civil War America .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Health and the American populace before 1862 -- At war with nature -- Soldiers and official military health care -- Becoming a seasoned soldier -- Straggling and the limits of self-care -- Conclusion: self-care beyond 1862.
Using soldiers' letters, diaries and memoirs, plus a wealth of additional personal accounts, medical sources, newspapers and government documents, Meier reveals how soldiers strove to maintain their physical and mental health by combating their deadliest enemy - nature.
9781469612607 9781469610771
United States. Army --Military life--History--19th century.
Self-care, Health--History--Virginia--19th century.
Self-care, Health--History--United States--19th century.
Military Personnel--history
Self Care--history
Environment
American Civil War
Military Hygiene--history
Military Medicine--history
Electronic Books.
E621 / .N388 2013