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Field hospitals
•They heat them here by digging a long trough in the ground under them, covering it over with old railroad iron & earth, & then building a fire at one end & letting it draw through & go out at the other, as both ends are open--this heats the ground through the middle of the hospital quite hot.
•The surgeon usually had an operating table of a couple of boards between barrels. He usually had a rag soaked with chloroform.
Town Hospitals
•Average 500 Beds
•Most buildings neither heated nor ventilated
•Anyone could wonder in and out of the hospitals freely causing more diseases to spread even more.
•Sanitation was of little concern.
•Before they knew about infection, there was no concern for sterilization of instruments and used bandages littered the floor.
•Doctors moistened stitching thread with their saliva before sewing wounds and sharpened surgical knives on the sole of their boots.
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Why were diseases such a problem during the Civil War?
Poor sanitation conditions was the primary cause of most of the diseases during the American Civil War.
How was medical treatment during the Civil War?
During the American Civil War , medical treatment was crude where amputations were done without the benefit of anesthesia and there were more who died from disease than through warfare .
Why did so many soldiers die from disease during the American Civil War?
Poor sanitation conditions was the primary cause of death from diseases among the troops that served in the American Civil War.
What were working conditions for factory workers during the the Civil War?
Working conditions during the Civil War were harsh. People worked long hours and were paid very low wages. There were strikes during this time by workers to improve the working conditions.
Who wore blue during the American Civil War?
The north
Why were diseases such a problem during the Civil War?
Poor sanitation conditions was the primary cause of most of the diseases during the American Civil War.
How was medical treatment during the Civil War?
During the American Civil War , medical treatment was crude where amputations were done without the benefit of anesthesia and there were more who died from disease than through warfare .
Why did so many soldiers die from disease during the American Civil War?
Poor sanitation conditions was the primary cause of death from diseases among the troops that served in the American Civil War.
What were the roles civilians played in the American Civil War?
During the American civil war civilians donated belongings to help the war efforts. Civilians also volunteered with medical aid and made weapons and uniforms to soldiers.
During the American Civil War, did France support the Union or the Confederacy"?
During the American Civil War, France supported the Union.
What did the nurses have to do during the Battle of Bunker Hill?
No nurses were there. Medical help during battles didn't happen until the civil war. The civil war had the first medical corps.
What country occupied Mexico during th American Civil War?
Mexico was occupied by France during the American Civil war.
What were working conditions for factory workers during the the Civil War?
Working conditions during the Civil War were harsh. People worked long hours and were paid very low wages. There were strikes during this time by workers to improve the working conditions.
What states had the most incidents of racial injustices during the African American's Civil Rights movement?
African American's in the civil war African American's in the civil war
What were the conditions of the economy in the south during the civil war?
bad.
How did conditions for African American in the post reconstruction south resemble conditions before civil war?
ugh
How many Confederates died of disease during the American Civil War?
Apprxomimately 164,000 Confederate soliers died from diseases during the American Civil War.
