Civil War Pharmacy : A History.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (261 pages)
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction: Summoned to Duty amidst Conflict -- Part I. Setting the Stage: Civilian Aspects of Pharmacy during the Civil War -- 1. Civil War Pharmacy and Medicine: Comparisons and Contexts -- 2. The State of Pharmacy in America, 1861 -- 3. Angels of Mercy: Women and Civil War Pharmacy -- Part II. Pharmacy in the Union -- 4. The Principals: Medical Purveyors and Hospital Stewards -- 5. The Supplies: Drug Distribution and Manufacturing -- 6. The Ailments and Medicines: A Military Materia Medica and Therapeutics -- 7. The Remedies of Choice: Calomel and Quinine -- Part III. Pharmacy on the Battlefield and at Sea: A Minority Report -- 8. Battlefield Pharmacy -- 9. Naval Pharmacy -- Part IV. Pharmacy in the Confederacy -- 10. Administration -- 11. Fighting More with Less -- 12. The Materia Medica -- Epilogue: "The Consciousness of Duty Faithfully Performed" -- An Appraisal of Civil War Pharmacy -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliographical Essay: The Historiography of Civil War Pharmacy -- Index -- About the Author -- Back Cover.
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Pharmacy-United States-History-19th century. United States-History-Civil War, 1861-1865-Medical care.