Nature's Civil War : common soldiers and the environment in 1862 Virginia / Kathryn Shively Meier.

By:

Meier, Kathryn Shively [Author]

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781469612607
9781469610771

Other title:

Common soldiers and the environment in 1862 Virginia

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Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

E621 .N388 2013

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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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.