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- ISBN
- 9780803266377
- Book Title
- Journal of a Civil War Surgeon
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), Military / United States, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), General
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 23.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 324 Pages
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J. Franklin Dyer's journal offers a rare perspective on three years of the Civil War as seen through the eyes of a surgeon at the front. The journal, taken from letters written to his wife, Maria, describes in lengthy and colorful detail the daily life of a doctor who began as a regimental surgeon in the Nineteenth Massachusetts Volunteers and was promoted to acting medical director of the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac. This firsthand account traces Dyer's attempts to manage his Gloucester household even as the Second Corps fought on the Peninsula, at Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and from the Wilderness to Petersburg. Over time his letters to his wife become fraught with the tension of a man losing his early martial ardor as he witnesses the ghastly procession of suffering and death. Both a talented surgeon and a careful administrator, Dyer nevertheless declined opportunities to work at hospitals in the rear in order to stay near his old regiment and the fighting. He confronted the aftermath of battle--thousands of wounded and dying men--with a small staff and simple instruments. He and his fellow surgeons saved lives as best they could--often at the cost of amputated limbs--then dropped to the ground from exhaustion and slept in blood-drenched uniforms until the cries of the wounded woke them and induced them back to work. Dyer also provides a glimpse of the most devastating opponent the armies faced: disease. He and his medical colleagues fought cholera, typhus, dysentery, measles, and, despite official denials in Washington, a scurvy outbreak that weakened Federal units during the Peninsula campaign.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
ISBN-10
0803266375
ISBN-13
9780803266377
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2251230
Product Key Features
Book Title
Journal of a Civil War Surgeon
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), Military / United States, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), General
Publication Year
2003
Genre
History
Number of Pages
324 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
E513.5 19th.D94 2003
Reviews
"A well-informed viw of the war''s effects on Virginia''s society and its people."Brent Tarter,Virginia Libraries, "A well-informed viw of the war's effects on Virginia's society and its people."-Brent Tarter, Virginia Libraries, "Dyer's text is a wealth of primary source material for the battlefield impressions. . . . He was a skilled observer, a severe critic, and a fine prose stylist. . . . Chesson's scholarship is impeccable."-Eric von der Luft, The Journal of Military History, "The publication of [Dyer''s] journal is important because there are but a limited number of available works by Civil War surgeons, and his letters are well written with apt descriptions of battles and leaders of the war. . . . The entries are thoughtful and lucid, providing a rare glimpse of the Civil War through the eyes of a man who came face to face with death and used his considerable medical talents to try and defeat it."--C. David Dalton,Journal of Southern History, "A well-informed viw of the war''s effects on Virginia''s society and its people."-Brent Tarter,Virginia Libraries, "A well-informed viw of the war''s effects on Virginia''s society and its people."--Brent Tarter,Virginia Libraries., "J. Franklin Dyer's journal is a rare find, and Michael B. Chesson's edition is a worthy presentation. . . . Chesson's editorial work is commendable."-P. C., Council on National Literatures Book Diges, "A well-informed viw of the war''s effects on Virginia''s society and its people."-Brent Tarter, Virginia Libraries, "J. Franklin Dyer's journal is a rare find, and Michael B. Chesson's edition is a worthy presentation. . . . Chesson's editorial work is commendable."P. C.,Council on National Literatures Book Diges, "The publication of [Dyer''s] journal is important because there are but a limited number of available works by Civil War surgeons, and his letters are well written with apt descriptions of battles and leaders of the war. . . . The entries are thoughtful and lucid, providing a rare glimpse of the Civil War through the eyes of a man who came face to face with death and used his considerable medical talents to try and defeat it."-C. David Dalton, Journal of Southern History, "There is a surprising amount to be learned from doctors' diaries, and J. Franklin Dyer's The Journal of a Civil War Surgeon (edited by historian Michael B. Chesson) is one of the best. . . . A reader of this excellent diary will encounter a skilled physician, a dedicated American, and an engrossing writer. . . . [Michael B. Chesson] with his many assistants, has chased down thousands of details about Dyer's life, his associates, and his descendants."-Thomas P. Lowry, www.medscape.com, "This is a very well edited volume and [it] provides one of the best insights in the daily life of a front line medical officer during the most turbulent period in our country''s history."Peter D''Onofrio,Civil War Book Review, "J. Franklin Dyer's journal is a rare find, and Michael B. Chesson's edition is a worthy presentation. . . . Chesson's editorial work is commendable."--P. C.,Council on National Literatures Book Digest, "Dyer''s text is a wealth of primary source material for the battlefield impressions. . . . He was a skilled observer, a severe critic, and a fine prose stylist. . . . Chesson''s scholarship is impeccable."-Eric von der Luft, The Journal of Military History, "There is a surprising amount to be learned from doctors'' diaries, and J. Franklin Dyer''s The Journal of a Civil War Surgeon (edited by historian Michael B. Chesson) is one of the best. . . . A reader of this excellent diary will encounter a skilled physician, a dedicated American, and an engrossing writer. . . . [Michael B. Chesson] with his many assistants, has chased down thousands of details about Dyer''s life, his associates, and his descendants."-Thomas P. Lowry, www.medscape.com, "Dyer''s text is a wealth of primary source material for the battlefield impressions. . . . He was a skilled observer, a severe critic, and a fine prose stylist. . . . Chesson''s scholarship is impeccable."--Eric von der Luft,The Journal of Military History, ""Dyer's text is a wealth of primary source material for the battlefield impressions. . . . He was a skilled observer, a severe critic, and a fine prose stylist. . . . Chesson's scholarship is impeccable.""--Eric von der Luft, The Journal of Military History ""The publication of [Dyer's] journal is important because there are but a limited number of available works by Civil War surgeons, and his letters are well written with apt descriptions of battles and leaders of the war. . . . The entries are thoughtful and lucid, providing a rare glimpse of the Civil War through the eyes of a man who came face to face with death and used his considerable medical talents to try and defeat it.""--C. David Dalton, Journal of Southern History ""This is a very well edited volume and [it] provides one of the best insights in the daily life of a front line medical officer during the most turbulent period in our country's history.""--Peter D'Onofrio, Civil War Book Review ""A well-informed viw of the war's effects on Virginia's society and its people.""--Brent Tarter, Virginia Libraries "J. Franklin Dyer's journal is a rare find, and Michael B. Chesson's edition is a worthy presentation. . . . Chesson's editorial work is commendable."--P. C., Council on National Literatures Book Diges ""There is a surprising amount to be learned from doctors' diaries, and J. Franklin Dyer's The Journal of a Civil War Surgeon (edited by historian Michael B. Chesson) is one of the best. . . . A reader of this excellent diary will encounter a skilled physician, a dedicated American, and an engrossing writer. . . . [Michael B. Chesson] with his many assistants, has chased down thousands of details about Dyer's life, his associates, and his descendants.""--Thomas P. Lowry, www.medscape.com, "Dr. J. Franklin Dyer's journal offers a rare perspective on three years of the Civil War as seen through the eyes of a surgeon at the front. . . . A fine example of an unusual genre. Such works are rare. . . . Even if surgeons' journals were more common, Dyer's would still be valuable for its detailed observations and their good humor and wit."Mae Woods Bell,Rocky Mountain Telegram, "This is a very well edited volume and [it] provides one of the best insights in the daily life of a front line medical officer during the most turbulent period in our country''s history."--Peter D''Onofrio,Civil War Book Review., "The publication of [Dyer''s] journal is important because there are but a limited number of available works by Civil War surgeons, and his letters are well written with apt descriptions of battles and leaders of the war. . . . The entries are thoughtful and lucid, providing a rare glimpse of the Civil War through the eyes of a man who came face to face with death and used his considerable medical talents to try and defeat it."C. David Dalton,Journal of Southern History, "The publication of [Dyer's journal is important because there are but a limited number of available works by Civil War surgeons, and his letters are well written with apt descriptions of battles and leaders of the war. . . . The entries are thoughtful and lucid, providing a rare glimpse of the Civil War through the eyes of a man who came face to face with death and used his considerable medical talents to try and defeat it."-C. David Dalton, Journal of Southern History, "There is a surprising amount to be learned from doctors'' diaries, and J. Franklin Dyer''sThe Journal of a Civil War Surgeon(edited by historian Michael B. Chesson) is one of the best. . . . A reader of this excellent diary will encounter a skilled physician, a dedicated American, and an engrossing writer. . . . [Michael B. Chesson] with his many assistants, has chased down thousands of details about Dyer''s life, his associates, and his descendants."--Thomas P. Lowry,www.medscape.com, "The publication of [Dyer's] journal is important because there are but a limited number of available works by Civil War surgeons, and his letters are well written with apt descriptions of battles and leaders of the war. . . . The entries are thoughtful and lucid, providing a rare glimpse of the Civil War through the eyes of a man who came face to face with death and used his considerable medical talents to try and defeat it."-C. David Dalton, Journal of Southern History, "There is a surprising amount to be learned from doctors'' diaries, and J. Franklin Dyer''sThe Journal of a Civil War Surgeon(edited by historian Michael B. Chesson) is one of the best. . . . A reader of this excellent diary will encounter a skilled physician, a dedicated American, and an engrossing writer. . . . [Michael B. Chesson] with his many assistants, has chased down thousands of details about Dyer''s life, his associates, and his descendants."Thomas P. Lowry,www.medscape.com, "Dr. J. Franklin Dyer's journal offers a rare perspective on three years of the Civil War as seen through the eyes of a surgeon at the front.. A fine example of an unusual genre. Such works are rare.. Even if surgeons' journals were more common, Dyer's would still be valuable for its detailed observations and their good humor and wit."--Mae Woods Bell,Rocky Mountain Telegram, "This is a very well edited volume and [it] provides one of the best insights in the daily life of a front line medical officer during the most turbulent period in our country''s history."-Peter D''Onofrio, Civil War Book Review, "Dyer''s text is a wealth of primary source material for the battlefield impressions. . . . He was a skilled observer, a severe critic, and a fine prose stylist. . . . Chesson''s scholarship is impeccable."Eric von der Luft,The Journal of Military History, "Dr. J. Franklin Dyer's journal offers a rare perspective on three years of the Civil War as seen through the eyes of a surgeon at the front…. A fine example of an unusual genre. Such works are rare…. Even if surgeons' journals were more common, Dyer's would still be valuable for its detailed observations and their good humor and wit."--Mae Woods Bell,Rocky Mountain Telegram, "This is a very well edited volume and [it] provides one of the best insights in the daily life of a front line medical officer during the most turbulent period in our country's history."-Peter D'Onofrio, Civil War Book Review, "This is a very well edited volume and [it provides one of the best insights in the daily life of a front line medical officer during the most turbulent period in our country's history."-Peter D'Onofrio, Civil War Book Review
Copyright Date
2003
Lccn
2002-032484
Dewey Decimal
973.775092
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