Letters of a Civil War Surgeon

by Paul Fatout and William Watson

Book Overview

From September 1862 until May 1865, Major William Watson served as surgeon with the 105th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers, which fought at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, and elsewhere. Over the course of three years at war, he wrote 91 letters to his family, in which he describes his own war against death and disease. This well-educated and sensitive young man has left us a variety of impressions of camp life, marches,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557530920
• ISBN13: 9781557530929
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.5"