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Civil War Medical Reference Books
Civil
War Medicine 1861-1865. C Kieth Wilbur MD, 119 pgs, soft bound. This book
takes you on a detailed and fascinating tour through the medical history of
this bloody and devastating war.
Hundreds of illustrations, combined with well-researched and engaging text,
tell the tale of the challenges presented to physicians with each new battle
and the often heroic ways those challenges were met.
......................................$14.95
Civil
War Pharmacy, A History of Drugs, Drug Supply and Provision, and Therapeutics
for the Union and Confederacy.
Michael A. Flannery. 347 pp. with Index. Includes photos.
The first comprehensive examination of pharmaceutical practice and drug provision
during the Civil War. While numerous books have recounted the history of medicine
in the Civil War, little has been said about the drugs that were used, the people
who provided and prepared them, and how they were supplied. This is the first
book to provide detailed discussion of the role of pharmacy. Among the topics
covered in this essential volume are the duties of medical purveyors, the role
of the hospital steward, and the nature and state of medical substances commonly
used in the 1860s.
This richly detailed book shows why the South found drug provision especially
difficult and describes the valiant efforts of Confederate sympathizers to run
the Union blockade in order to smuggle in their precious cargoes. Youll
also learn about the scurrilous privateers who were out to make a personal fortune
at the expense of both the Union and the Confederacy. In addition, Civil War
Pharmacy illuminates the systematic effort of pharmacists, physicians, and botanists
to derive from Southern plants adequate substitutes for foreign substances that
were difficult, if not impossible, to obtain in the Confederacy.
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This book shows that in the evolution of the army's Medical Department from incompetence to general efficiency during this time, and in the vastly improved organization and supply system designed by William A. Hammond, Jonathan Letterman, the medical purveyors, and others working under the Surgeon General, there was evidence of a great achievement. You will come to understand the medical purveying system of the time and its problems, and you will witness the birth, growth, and remarkable achievements of the Federal government's pharmaceutical laboratories at Astoria, New York, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Available in Soft Cover onlyC W Medical Instruments and Equipment, 97 pgs. An informative book on
medical instruments and equipment from the 1860's. 195 photos and illustrations......Out
of Print
CW Medical Instruments and Equipment Vol II, As above with even more
photos and illustrations of period medical, dental, and surgical
equipment............................$9.95
CW Medical Instruments and Equipment Vol III, As in the above two books, a great reference source for CW medical information. Tons of photos of actual equipment and medical personnel in action and at rest. Several vignettes are included of actual people, pictures, etc. 126 pgs.......$ 9.95
Antique Medical Instruments,144 pgs. Illustrations and descriptions
of instruments from 1800 to the
present.....................................................................................................$14.95
In Hospital and Camp; Hdbnd 166 pgs. The Civil war through the eyes
of its' doctors and nurses. Series of short subjects, letters, etc. Recounting
life through the eyes of medical personel...................................................................$21.95
Masonic Reference
House Undivided, Freemasonry In the Civil War. Allen E. Roberts. 356 pgs
loaded with stories and accounts of Masonic interest during the conflict. depicting
the "human" side of the conflict with its portrayals of brotherly
love in action. The quotations in the book tell what the men of 100 years ago
actually said - not what someone thinks they might have said. While the many
battles and incidents of the war are not analyzed, they are accurately depicted.
Included in the volume are many eye-witness accounts of battles never before
published. The story is written in chronological order so the reader may better
understand the reasons for the statements and activities which took place in
Masonic circles. An unusual amount of research has gone into this volume. The
author has blended two histories--Freemasonry just before, during, and after
the Civil War, with the history of the nation itself. Index and Bibliography.
Author Roberts tells this story in chronological order so the reader may better
understand the reasons for the statements and activities which took place in
Masonic circles. Mr. Roberts is creator of such items as Masonic Leadership
Training Films and other publications. Hard cover with dust jacket. It is a
book that should certainly be included in any complete reference library..................$24.95
Freemasons at Gettysburg. Sheldon Munn. 92 pg. This book was written
as a tribute to the Friend to Friend Masonic Memorial, Freemasons at Gettysburg
documents the presence of over 50 Masons at the Battle of Gettysburg. Despite
all their differences, Masons continued to practice their principles of brotherly
love and good will on the battlefield, thus proving that the men who joined
under the order would not, under any circumstances, sever their bonds of Masonic
unity. Soft cover, fully illustrated...........$10.95
House Reunited. Allen E, Roberts. Chronicling
Freemasonry and the aftermath of the conflict. 84
pgs..............................................................................................$12.95
Freemasonry in American History. Allen E Roberts. 462 pgs hdbnd. Traces
the history of Masonry in America. But it is not simply a history of Freemasonry
in isolation. It attempts to set it against the general history of time. The
earlier part is a chronicle of the introduction of Masonry into the various
thirteen original colonies. Throughout the latter part, the names of Freemasons
are fully capitalized. Allen Roberts is one of the best known Masonic Writers
of our time. He has taken the history of Freemasonry and the history of the
United States and woven them tightly together. This book is valuable to the
Masonic student and will become more valuable in the years to come.......$29.95
Civil War Clothing
Reference Books
Cadet Gray
and Butternut Brown-Notes on Confederate Uniforms, by Thomas M. Arliskas.
Softcover, 104 pages.
Cadet Gray & Butternut Brown is not just a book full of Confederate uniforms,
it also answers how and why the two largest Confederate armies (the Army of
Northern Virginia and the Army of Tennessee) looked and dressed the way they
did during four long years of war. A multitude of contemporary accounts from
newspapers, letters and diaries are used in the text to describe the appearance
and supply of the Confederate soldiers......................................$16.95
US Pattern Book. Patterns of a complete US uniform including
greatcoat and hat...$12.95
Confederate Sketchbook. Similar to above with patterns and descriptions
of a complete Confederate Enlisted uniform with haversack, etc.......................................$15.95
Civil War Gentlemen: 1860's Apparel
Arts & Uniforms. R.L. Shep. 259 pgs. Contains the complete text of
Salisbury's System of Actual Measurement and Drafting for all Styles of coats
upon Geometrical Principals by W.S. Salisbury 1865/66. Plus original material,
illustrations, and excerpts from 1860's primary source
material..........$24.95
Civil War
General Reference Books
She Went to the Field: Women Soldiers of the Civil War, Bonnie Tsui,
160 pgs, Soft cover.
Women Soldiers of the Civil War profiles several substantiated cases of female
soldiers during the American Civil War, including Sarah Rosetta Wakeman (aka
Private Lyons Wakeman, Union); Sarah Emma Edmonds (aka Private Frank Thompson,
Union); Loreta Janeta Velazquez (aka Lieutenant Harry T. Buford, Confederate);
and Jennie Hodgers (aka Private Albert D. J. Cashier, Union). Also featured
are those women who may not have posed as male soldiers but who nonetheless
pushed gender boundaries to act boldly in related military capacities, as spies,
nurses, and vivandieres ("daughters of the regiment") who bore the
flag in battle, rallied troops, and cared for the wounded.................$14.95
Brave Men in Desperate Times, The Lives of Civil War Soldiers, John Mckay,
288 pgs, Soft cover.
What was it like to be a soldier in combat during the Civil War? What was it
like to be a poorly trained, ill-equipped, and un-uniformed militiaman in a
state "army" trying to, literally, defend your own home? What was
it like to be stuffed into a dank, dark, sweltering, three-foot-diameter iron
tube, turning a crank to escape an enemy howling after you, all while thirty
feet below the surface of Charleston Harbor? What was it like to be a Creek
infantryman, slowly riding in to a Union post in the wilds of frontier Oklahoma,
carrying the threadbare rags of what had once been your proud battle flag, knowing
you were among the very last of the Confederates to surrender? What was it like
to be a Prussian-born corporal, barely able to speak English, caught in the
midst of a vicious street battle in Fredericksburg? This new book tells the
untold stories of the men on the front lines of battle during the Civil War....$12.95
Black Valor: Buffalo Soldiers and the Medal of Honor, By Frank Schubert. 184 Pgs Hard Bound. Vivid description of frontier warfare and the special challenges black troops had to face. Believed to have been named Buffalo Soldiers by Indians who had seen a similarity between the coarse hair and dark skin of the soldiers and the coats of the Buffalo (from the book). 23 of these men won the Nations highest award for personal bravery, The medal of honor. Their stories are told in this collected biography..................................$26.95
Civil War Cartridge Boxes of the Union Infantryman, Paul Johnson. 351
pages. Hardbound. Important reference on cartridge boxes as used during the
Civil War period. Covering all aspects and patterns of US boxes from pre-war,
1860 through 1864 patterns, as well as oddities. Included is a summary of production
cartridge boxes, shoulder belts and plates 1857-1864. Loaded with pictures.
A "must have" for the collector or enthusiast interested in accuracy...........................$45.00
American Socket Bayonets and Scabbards, Robert M Reilly. 209 pgs hardbound.
Comprehensive illustrated history of socket bayonets, scabbards, and frogs in
America from the Colonial through to the Post Civil War period. Great reference
for any American bayonet.........................................................................................................$45.00
Rise Of The Ironclads, Highlighting the Iron Warships. 80pgs. Includes
a chapter on the ships- USS Merrimack, USS Monitor, Ironclads against wooden
ships, Ironclad against Ironclad. Chronicling these ships from design to the
end. Tons of pictures, diagrams and drawings........................... $12.95
Civil War Small Arms, All about weapons used during the conflict. 96 pages
softbound. Covers all weapons including hand guns, muskets, rifles, carbines,
etc. Full of drawings, diagrams, as well as actual photographs of each gun,
usually accompanied by an original photo of a soldier or person holding the
weapons as well as photos of the original ammunition for each weapon. Great
resource material, and enjoyable to read. By Dean Thomas...$7.95
Ready, Aim, Fire, Small Arms Ammunition in the battle of Gettysburg.
All about Bullets and small arms projectiles used during this battle. Lots of
photos and drawings of the original ammo and specifications. Includes information
regarding the actual regiments that were at Gettysburg, and the arms that they
were equipped with at the time including caliber.$7.95
CW Commanders, By Dean Thomas. Photographic image and capsule
biographies of 138 Union and Confederate officers. Many illustrations and
photographs of officers, insignia, etc. Great for research on that difficult
officers insignia. Soft bound, 72 pgs.....................$7.95
Russell's Civil War Photographs, 116 Photographs from the famed C.W.
photographer. ppr back. Large size 12" X 9. 1/2". Each print has the
original plate number and description. Town scenes, railroad and battle sites
included.Great for reference and very interesting histopric photographs.................$14.95
Mr. Lincoln's Camera Man; Matthew Brady. Over 300 Brady photos reproduced
from the original negatives. 368 pgs.................................................
$27.95
Introduction To Civil War Photography, By Ross Kelbaugh. 48 pgs.
Illustrated guide to photography of the era. Completely illustrated. Step by
step explanation of each process...................$9.95
Sex In The Civil War, The Story the Soldiers
Wouldn't Tell. 209 pgs, Stories, personal accounts, poems, pictures from
the 1860's of this taboo subject. Most of the info will surprise you. People
today do not realize that we did not invent the ideas, fantasies, and acts regarding
sex in the modern world. People were doing this since time began! This reference
work covers a small portion of the material that was around during the 1860's,
shocking as it may be. Nothing nasty or obscene, but still surprising. (Shipped
in a plain brown wrapper if you prefer).................$21.95
the Confederate Reader, or How the South Saw The War, Edited by Richard
B. Harwell. Reprint of The Confederate Reader (1957) 389 pgs...............................$16.95
Civil War Curiosities, Strange stories, oddities, events, and
coincidences. 281 pgs.....$12.99
More Civil War Curiosities, Fascinating tales, infamous characters,
& more strange
stories...............................................$12.99
Civil War Trivia (and fact book) 287 pgs softbnd. Done in Q&A
format. Interesting
facts...............................................$12.99
The Civil War for Kids. A History with 21 Activities. Great book for
the youngsters. 145 pgs. 14 chapters. Each with text and documented by original
and recent photos. Each chapter has an activity for the kids to do or something
to create, such as A Coffee Can Drum, Berry Ink, Signaling, Housewife Sewing
Kit, and more. Easy to read and will help them learn, with activities to keep
their attention. Complete with Glossary, and resources including related websites...................$14.95
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