A Surgeon's Civil War: The Letters and Diary of Daniel M. Holt, M.D.

Holt, Daniel M., M.D.; James M. Greiner; Janet L. Coryell

ISBN 10: 0873384946 / ISBN 13: 9780873384940

Published by Kent State Univ Pr, 1994

Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0873384946I2N00

Synopsis:

In this account of the American Civil War, Daniel M. Holt, a country doctor from upstate New York, describes camp life, army politics and the medical difficulties that he and his colleagues experienced. His reminiscences cover nearly all the major campaigns in the eastern theatre of the war.

From the Back Cover: Daniel M. Holt, a successful country doctor in the upstate village of Newport, New York, accepted the position of assistant surgeon in the 121st New York Volunteers in August 1862. At age 42 when he was commissioned, he was the oldest member of the staff. But his experience served him well, as his regiment participated in nearly all the major campaigns in the eastern theater of the war - Crampton's Gap before Antietam, Fredericksburg, Salem Church, the Mine Run campaign, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, the 1864 Shenandoah Valley campaign, and Appomattox. In A Surgeon's Civil War, the educated and articulate Holt describes camp life, army politics, and the medical difficulties that he and his colleagues experienced. His reminiscences and letters provide an insider's look at medicine as practiced on the battlefield and offer occasional glimpses of the efficacy of Surgeon General William A. Hammond's reforms as they affected Holt's regiment. He also comments on other subject, including slavery and national events. Holt served until October 17, 1864, when ill health forced him to resign.

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Surgeon's Civil War: The Letters and Diary...
Publisher: Kent State Univ Pr
Publication Date: 1994
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: As New
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