The Medical
and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion is a multi-volume
set originally published after the war detailing surgical cases
and diseases. This work consists of numerous statistical summaries
relating to diseases, wounds, and deaths in both the Union and Confederate
armies, with the overwhelming bulk of material formed from the reports
of U.S. medical directors, surgeons, doctors, and hospital staff.
In addition to the statistical summaries, excerpts are presented
from case studies of tens of thousands of victims of disease and
injury during the war. Not only is this account the basic source
for medical data, but it comprises one of the finest collections
of material relating to individual soldiers. Hundreds of engravings,
charts, and tables, as well as many color plates accompany the text.
The names of the surgeons who submitted these case studies are almost
always included, so this set can be helpful in tracking where an
individual surgeon was at various times.
This compilation
consists of 5 of the 6 volumes. Volume 3 Part 1 is not included.
All the manuals
in this CD are in DJVU format. This format allows you to page through
the manuals, enlarge pages for better viewing and print the individual
pages or entire manual as well as many other things. The viewer
is very intuitive to use and has a full help system to answer any
questions you may have about its more advanced features.
Here are some
representative pages and photographs from the 5000 or so pages included
in the five volumes.
Here are the
computer requirements to run and operate this CD. You must have
a PC running Windows or a Macintosh running OS X or higher software
and a web browser. All volumes are in DJVU format and are fully
searchable. DVJU reader software in included on the CD and runs
in both Windows and Macintosh platforms.
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