![]() ![]() ![]() Lane, served with Lees Army of Northern Virginia during its entire existence. Why has the history of that brigade not been written? With the publication of General Lees Immortals: The Battles and Campaigns of the Branch-Lane Brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865, Gatlins long wait is finally over.This storied brigade, first led by Lawrence Branch until his death at Sharpsburg, and then James H. Who has ever written a line to tell of the sacrifices, the suffering and the ending of these more than immortal men? he said. Two decades after the end of the Civil War, former Confederate officer Riddick Gatlin bewailed the lack of a history of the famous Branch-Lane Brigade, within which he had served. Calcutt includes detailed descriptions of the buildings, first-person accounts of day-to-day operations, and other historical anecdotes.ĭOWNLOAD General Lee's Immortals Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle Where archival information is available, Mrs. Richmond's Wartime Hospitals covers the more than fifty hospitals located in Richmond during the Civil War period, including each facility's location, dates of operation, and surgeon in charge. ![]() Calcutt illustrates how exhausted resources rapidly defeated southern doctors' heroic efforts. By focusing on facilities in Virginia�s capitol, Mrs. While medical science enjoyed several advances during the Civil War, the doctors and hospitals in the Southern states faced overwhelming casualties with few supplies and inadequate personnel. Doctors, who were then deemed fully trained after only a two-year course of study, had few diagnostic tools beyond their own reckoning at hand. Fought at the very end of what is known as "the medical Middle Ages," the Civil War predated modern knowledge of bacteria and antiseptics. DOWNLOAD Richmond's Wartime Hospitals Book in PDF, Epub and Kindleĭoctors attempting to deal with the carnage wrought by the Civil War faced more difficult challenges than the sheer number of the wounded. ![]()
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