Denney, Robert E

Diaries, letters, and book excerpts offer an illustrated day-by-day account of the Civil War from January 1, 1861 through May 30, 1866.

Journey back to a time when Americans drew American blood on their own soil--in cornfields, backyards, and plantations--a time when farms became battlefields, young boys soldiers, genteel women bloodied nurses, and friends enemies. Join renowned Civil War scholar and author Robert Denney in exploring the history of medical treatment during the Civil War.

Much has been written about the prison camps of the Civil War, most of which has been dedicated to the stories of Andersonville, Elmira, Salisbury, and other prisons whose treatment of their prisoners became infamous.

Chronicle of Civil War prisons taken from diaries, letters, official war records, and newspaper articles.

Explores the history of medical treatment during the Civil War. Firsthand, day-by-day accounts drawn from letters, journals, reports and diaries, accompanied by background and historical information, bring to life the courageous struggle on both sides of the conflict to save lives in spite of unsanitary conditions and lack of supplies.