You wouldn't want to be a nurse during the American Civil War! : a job that's not for the squeamish / written by Kathryn Senior ; illustrated by Mark Bergin ; created and designed by David Salariya.
It's a bloodbath! -- Disease : the hidden enemy -- Nursing in the 1860s -- Local women help out -- The world of a Civil War nurse -- At the field hospital -- Surgery in the field -- A convalescent hospital -- Nursing on ships -- Lying and spying -- Finding the missing -- A better future.
Summary
A study of nursing care during the Civil War, the problems with caring for the sick and the injured, and the medical advances that have been made after the war.