James Gindlesperger - Bullets and Bandages: The Aid Stations and Field Hospitals at Gettysburg

T HE A ID S TATIONS AND F IELD H OSPITALS AT G ETTYSBURG

James Gindlesperger

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ISBN: 978-1-94-946742-0

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Gindlesperger, James, 1941 author.

Title: Bullets and bandages : the aid stations and field hospitals at Gettysburg / James Gindlesperger.

Other titles: Aid stations and field hospitals at Gettysburg

Description: Durham, NC : Blair, an imprint of Carolina Wren Press, [2021] | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: At Gettysburg, PA, during three days of July 1863, 160,000 men fought one of the most fierce and storied battles of the US Civil War. Nearly one in three of those men ended up a casualty of that battle, and when the two armies departed a few days later, 21,000 wounded remained. This book is the story of how those soldiers were cared for in a town of 2,500 people. Historian and author of several other guides to Gettysburg, James Gindlesperger provides a context for the medical and organizational constraints of the era and then provides details about the aid stations and field hospitals created in the aftermath of the battle. Filled with historical and contemporary photos, as well as stories about the soldiers and their healers, this book is a detailed guide for visitors to the site as well as others interested in American Civil War historyProvided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020014747 (print) | LCCN 2020014748 (ebook) | ISBN 9781949467420 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781949467437 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863. | Military hospitalsPennsylvaniaGettysburgHistory19th century. | United StatesHistoryCivil War, 18611865Hospitals. | United StatesHistoryCivil War, 18611865Medical care. | Gettysburg (Pa.)History19th century.

Classification: LCC E475.53 .G53 2020 (print) | LCC E475.53 (ebook) | DDC 973.7/349dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020014747

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020014748

To Suzanne, my beautiful wife, travel companion, research partner, and best friend. This book would never have been written without your realization that the wounded and those who treated them had rarely received the recognition they deserved.

And to Greg Coco,
who pioneered the study of Gettysburg field hospitals

Probably at no other place on this continent was there ever congregated such a vast amount of human suffering.

U NION S ECOND C ORPS SURGEON J USTIN D WINELL

A PPENDIX A:
Glossary of Civil WarEra Medical Terms

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