NY Surgeon Letters, New Book

[CLoperfido]

Hello all, for those of you interested in first hand accounts from a surgeon during the war my book: Death, Disease, and Life at War: The Civil War Letters of Surgeon James D. Benton, 111th and 98th New York Infantry Regiments, 1862-1865 is now available and published by Savas Beatie.

I supplement his letters with a lengthy introduction, footnotes, and bridging narrative throughout. Appendices discuss the battlefield care innovations of Dr. Jonathan Letterman, the U.S. Sanitary Commission, the development of the army ambulance corps, limb amputation, and wound dressing.

Any questions please ask, thank you!

Savasbeatie.com
BN.com
Amazon.com
Check your local Civil War sites

 

[lelliott19]

Hello Christopher! Welcome to CivilWarTalk - the best place on the internet for Civil War discussion.

So happy to have you aboard. Looking forward to reading Dr. Benton's letters and your book. Thanks for posting the news its publication in the Medical Care forum here at CivilWarTalk. I'm sure it will be of interest to many of our members.

 

[CLoperfido]

Hello Christopher! Welcome to CivilWarTalk - the best place on the internet for Civil War discussion.

So happy to have you aboard. Looking forward to reading Dr. Benton's letters and your book. Thanks for posting the news its publication in the Medical Care forum here at CivilWarTalk. I'm sure it will be of interest to many of our members.[/QUOTE

Thank you very much, I hope anyone that gives it a read enjoys it. I think it provides a nice overview for anyone who has a curiosity to CW medicine and is looking to expand their knowledge.