Overview

As the Civil War's toll mounted, an antiquated medical system faced a deluge of sick and wounded soldiers. In response, the United States created a national care system primarily funded and regulated by the federal government. When New Haven, Connecticut, was chosen as the site for a new military hospital, Pliny Adams Jewett, next in line to become chief of surgery at Yale, sacrificed his private practice and eventually his future in New Haven to serve as chief of staff of the new thousand-bed Knight U.S. General Hospital. The ""War Governor,"" William Buckingham, personally financed hospital construction while supporting needy soldiers and their families. He appointed state agents to scour battlefields and hospitals to ensure his state's soldiers got the best care while encouraging their transfer to the hospital in New Haven. This history of the hospital's construction and operation during the war discusses the state of medicine at the time as well as the administrative side of providing care to sick and wounded soldiers.

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Author:   Ira Spar
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9780786476824

ISBN 10:   0786476826
Pages:   268
Publication Date:   21 November 2013
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface Prologue One. Nineteenth-Century Medicine Two. The Early Lives of Pliny Adams Jewett and Jonathan Knight Three. Dr. Timothy Beers Townsend Four. Doctor’s Apprentice Five. The War Governor and His Agents Six. Regimental Surgeon Seven. The Elm City Eight. Building a Hospital Nine. Medical Staff of Knight U.S. Army General Hospital Ten. Hospital Steward Eleven. Nurses Twelve. Provost Marshal and the Patient Thirteen. Medicine and Politics Fourteen. Private Pliny Adams Jewett Fifteen. The Hospital Closes Sixteen. To South Carolina and Back Epilogue Appendices I. Townsend’s Charges II. Surgical Class of Timothy Beers Townsend Reported in MSHWR III. Graduates of Yale Medical School Dying in Service IV. Surgical Cases of Dr. Charles Lindsley Reported in MSHWR V. Surgical Case of Dr. Timothy H. Bishop Listed in MSHWR VI. Surgical Cases of Dr. William B. Casey Listed in MSHWR VII. Surgical Cases of Dr. Henry Pierpont Listed in MSHWR VIII. Surgical Cases of Frederick Levi Dibble Listed in MSHWR IX. Reports from Hospital Steward X. Knight U.S. Army General Hospital Statistics 1863–65 XI. Union Mortalities by Means and Race XII. Mortality Statistics in Five Military Conflicts Notes Bibliography Index

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gives the reader an excellent insight into the trails and tribulations of creating a national health care system on the local level and is highly recommended --Journal of Civil War Medicine; there is much excellent research on the medicine of the time. There is a superb bibliography that would be an excellent resource for scholars of the era. All Civil War historians have much to thank Dr. Ira Spar for his superb scholarship and interesting story of the Knight US General Hospital in New Haven. This excellent book can make Civil War enthusiasts of us all. --Connecticut Medicine.

gives the reader an excellent insight into the trails and tribulations of creating a national health care system on the local level and is highly recommended --<i>Journal of Civil War Medicine</i>; there is much excellent research on the medicine of the time. There is a superb bibliography that would be an excellent resource for scholars of the era. All Civil War historians have much to thank Dr. Ira Spar for his superb scholarship and interesting story of the Knight US General Hospital in New Haven. This excellent book can make Civil War enthusiasts of us all. --<i>Connecticut Medicine</i>.

Author Information

Ira Spar, M.D., is president of the Hartford Medical Society, a board member of the Society of Civil War Surgeons, a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. He served as a U.S. Army battalion surgeon in the Vietnam War and lives in Farmington, Connecticut.

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