Meier, Kathryn Shively. <br/><br/>
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 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781469612607 9781469610771 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Army --Military life--History--19th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Self-care, Health--History--Virginia--19th century.<br/>Self-care, Health--History--United States--19th century.<br/>Military Personnel--history<br/>Self Care--history<br/>Environment<br/>American Civil War<br/>Military Hygiene--history<br/>Military Medicine--history
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E621  / .N388 2013