Primary Sources
(Books and Interviews)
Berlin, Jean V.,
editor. A Confederate Nurse: The Diary of Ada W. Bacot, 1860-1863. Columbia:
University of South Carolina Press, 1994.
(Ada W. Bacot was a nurse in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Her diaries give a
first hand view of the Civil War from the medical side. Her account shows the increased
motivation for medical innovation in doctors during the Civil War, as well as some medical
innovations. It also shows how incredibly devastating medicine and hospitalization was to
all wounded. This source helped me paint the picture of terrifying medical conditions in
the beginning of the war.)
Brumgardt, John R., editor. Civil War
Nurse: The Diary and Letters of Hannah Ropes. Knoxville: The University of Tennessee
Press, 1980.
(Hannah Ropes was a Civil War nurse. These letters and diaries give a first hand account
to medicine during the Civil War. Her account includes surgical accomplishments during the
Civil War, including those of the Surgeon General, R. C. Wood. It also shows how
incredibly devastating medicine and especially hospitalization was during 1861. This
source also helped me paint the picture of terrifying medical conditions in the beginning
of the war.)
Buyens, Jim. Running Microsoft Front page
98. Redmond: Microsoft Press, 1997.
(This manual helped me construct my website and use Microsoft Front Page to do so.)
Coryell, Janet L., Greiner, James M., and
Smither, James R., editors. A Surgeon's Civil
War: The Letters and Diary of Daniel M. Holt, M.D. Kent: The Kent State University
Press, 1994.
(These letters and diaries give a surgery doctor's outlook on the atrocities of the Civil
War. They show medicine and medical technique advancements due to surgeon motivation. This
source also depicted the surgeons views on amputation, and helped me that portion of
my website.)
Fatout, Paul, editor. Letters of a Civil
War Surgeon. West Lafayette: Purdue University Press, 1996.
(This source is a collection of letters of the Civil War surgeon, Major William Watson.
This source helped understand the terrors of early Civil War medicine and surgeons
on amputation. Wonderful source of pictures.)
Herman, Jan K., editor. Battle Station
sick bay: Navy medicine in World War II. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1997.
(This source shows many different World War II doctors' account of the war, their cooping
with the difficult times, and their innovations and advancements in medical technique,
anesthesia, and other medicines. For example, Dr. Henry Heimlich explains how it was the
war that inspired the Heimlich maneuver. In particular, I used this source to produce the Penicillin
and World War II section of my historical website. Wonderful source of pictures.)
Marton, Kenneth L. (Doctor), Personal
interview. February 22, 1999.
(Dr. Marton helped me with the technical part of my historical website. It was his advice
and insight that helped me use website-making tools.)
Schwartz, Gerald., editor. A Women
Doctor's Civil War: Esther Hill Hawks Diary. Columbia: The University of South
Carolina Press, 1984.
(Esther Hawks was a doctor during the Civil War. Her account show the feel and stress of
war on doctors, for medical advancement. It also includes doctor's views of the Civil War:
it's purposes and casualties and views on hospitalization and amputation. This source
really helped me understand the devastation of life without a hospital and organization.)
Secondary Sources (Books and
Articles)
Adams, George Worthington. Doctors
in Blue: The Medical History of the Union Army in the Civil War. New York: Henry
Schuman, 1952.
(This source includes an overall outlook of the attitudes, technologies, and advancements
of the Union doctor's practice during the Civil War. It contains many "firsts."
For example, it was during the Civil War that some modem techniques for ambulance field
surgery was first developed. This source helped to get started in the Civil War portion of
my research. It depicted a general view of hospitalization, a detailed view of the
ambulance concept, and a detailed view of amputation. It was also a source of pictures.)
Andrus, E. C., D. W. Bronk, G. A. Carden, M.
C. Winternitz, editors. Advances in military Medicine, Volume II. Boston: Little,
Brown and Company, 1948.
(This source includes a very technical, scientific look into war time innovation. It
describes exactly the innovation and observance, giving detailed pictures and explanations
of the exact medical innovation (i.e. what bone fracture in what person by what weapon).
This source was particularly helpful in my penicillin report.)
Bailar, John C. Health Consequences of
Service During the Persian Gulf War: Initial Findings and Recommendations for Immediate
Action. Washington D. C.: National Academy Press, 1995.
(This source focuses in on the medical terrors of war. It shows how the death rates have
improved over time, and statistically, was key to my understanding Why War?.)
Brooks, Stewart. Civil War Medicine. Springfield:
Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, 1966.
(This source offers an outlook of the war as a medical revolution. It shows examples of
advancement in nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, and surgery. It gave an incredibly detailed
description of the development of the hospitals and was key in the development of that
portion of my research. This source was also wonderfully filled with pictures.)
Clarke, Jeffrey J., and Nathan Miller.
"Warfare." Encarta 98 Encyclopedia CD-ROM, Redmond: Microsoft Press,
1998.
(This encyclopedia article helped me understand and compare Ancient Egyptian and Roman war
and medicine to Medieval war and medicine.)
Cowdrey, Albert E. Fighting for Life:
American Military Medicine in World War II. New York: A Division of Macmillan, Inc.,
1994.
(This source focuses on how the medical units developed and implemented new technology
under dire pressures during World War II. These medicine studies in World War II were so
successful, that it was the first American War, were more soldiers died in combat, then
died on disease. For example, a new system of blood transplant was developed, during the
war. I used this source in helping me understand Why War? It also offered a little
information on the development of penicillin. Wonderful source of pictures.)
Cunningham, H. H. Doctors in Gray. Baton
Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1958.
(This book is an outlook on the many accomplishments of the Confederate Army Surgeons, and
offers many examples of increase medical knowledge, better medical treatments, surgery,
antiseptics and tools. For example, during the Civil War a vaccine to Scarlet Fever,
because of the fear and efforts of the Surgeon General. This source was of little help in
the development of the Civil War portion of my website, but did answer several question of
Why War?.)
Dale, M. Maureen, and Joel Mandelstam.
"Antibiotics." Encarta 98 Encyclopedia CD-ROM, Redmond: Microsoft Press,
1998.
(This encyclopedia article helped me understand the effects of a bacterial disease and
penicillin. I used this source for the penicillin and World War II portion of my report.)
Duckworth, George E. "Rome, History
of." Encarta 98 Encyclopedia CD-ROM, Redmond: Microsoft Press, 1998.
(This encyclopedia article helped me understand the military history of ancient Rome. It
provided a few pictures and helped me write the ancient Rome portion of my historical
website.)
Duncan, Louis C. (Captain). The Medical
Department of the United States Army in the Civil War. Gaithersburg: Butternut Press,
Inc., 1985.
(This document deals with and stresses the many advancements in treating casualties
[distinction from treating disease] during the Civil War. It also discusses the idea that
innovation and advancement occurs more often, when under the pressure of war. This source
especially helped me with the development of the ambulance and hospital portion of my
website.)
Freemon, Frank Reed, Ph.D. Medical Care
During the American Civil War. Urbana: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
1992.
(This thesis strongly emphasizes the effects of the Civil War on medical advancement. The
change of medicine to an actual profession, and a real practice, is stressed in this
thesis. It proves that the Civil War was a medical revolution, because of the realization
of the relevance of sanitation and organization. This source was key in getting me
started, it gave a wonderful overlook of the Civil War that I used in my historical
website and used to look into other sources. I would like to especially credit and thank
this source.)
Gabriel, Richard A., Karen S. Metz. A
History of Military Medicine Volume I: From Ancient Times to the Middle Ages. New
York: Greenwood Press, 1992.
(An great source of information on how medicine was in the military, from ancient times up
until the dark ages were over. It has good ideas about how the medical practices of the
military connected to those of the rest of society.)
Gabriel, Richard A., Karen S. Metz. A
History of Military Medicine Volume II: From the Renaissance Through Modern Times. New
York: Greenwood Press, 1992.
(An excellent source of information on the nature of medicine as conducted by the military
since the dark ages were over. It contained good insights on how the medical practices of
the military were related to those of the rest of society. This source was especially
useful in the portion on the Civil War. Excellent source of pictures.)
Gallagher, Gary. "American Civil
War." Encarta 98 Encyclopedia CD-ROM, Redmond: Microsoft Press, 1998.
(This encyclopedia article was considerably useful in the development of the Civil War
introduction. It contained useful statistics an insights.)
Guerin, Michael P. "Hospitals." Encarta
98 Encyclopedia CD-ROM, Redmond: Microsoft Press, 1998.
(This encyclopedia article was useful, in that it was the modern basis for comparison of
early Civil War hospitals to modern hospitals. In fact, through this source, I found that
the original hospital design, created during the Civil War, is a basis for modern
hospitals.)
Hume, Edgar Erskine. Victories of Army
Medicine. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1943.
(This source concentrates on the wonders of specifically Army doctors, regardless of war.
It was useful in understanding exactly what circumstances, combined with war, lead to
medical innovation, and provided the quote I use in the introduction. I used this source
for the yellow fever portion of my website as well. It is a wonderful source of pictures
and contained helpful concepts.)
Maher, Mary Denis (Sister). To Bind Up
the Wounds, Catholic Sister Nurses in the Civil War. Westport: Greenwood Press, Inc.,
1989.
(This source shows the increase of devotion in the medical field, and the attitudes of
doctors and nurses towards the war.)
Major, Ralph H. (M. D.).
Fatal Partners: War and Disease. Garden City, Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1941.
(This source provided many stories about the relationship of disease to war, from very
ancient times to World War I. This was a good source on the way medicine was practiced
during each period, as a function of war, but mostly is focuses on the way war causes
diseases).
Mettler, Frederick A. "Nervous
System." Encarta 98 Encyclopedia CD-ROM, Redmond: Microsoft Press, 1998.
(This source provided a picture of the nervous system used in my website.)
O Malley, C. D. "Medicine." Encarta
98 Encyclopedia CD-ROM, Redmond: Microsoft Press, 1998.
(This encyclopedia article was incredibly helpful in having me understand a basic outline
of medicine history. It gave wonderful descriptions of diseases and was the basis for my
beginning the project.)
Pryor, Elizabeth Brown. Clara Barton:
Professional Angel. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1987.
(This source focuses in on the life of Clara Barton. Clara Barton developed the Red Cross
during the Civil War. This source shows how the war can effect individuals, who can, in
return, effect a whole nation with the development of a medical association. It helped me
in the development of the hospitalization section of my historical website.)
Thompson, Douglas S. and Thomas H. Weller.
"Yellow Fever." Encarta 98 Encyclopedia CD-ROM, Redmond: Microsoft Press,
1998.
(This source helped me understand the terrible epidemic, yellow fever. It was especially
helpful in describing the tragedies and symptoms of yellow fever.)
Wakman, Selman A. "Penicillin." Encarta
98 Encyclopedia CD-ROM, Redmond: Microsoft Press, 1998.
(This source helped me understand the uses of penicillin and its importance in society. It
was this article that allowed me to compare before and after the war to mass penicillin
production.)
___________."Mosquito." Encarta
98 Encyclopedia CD-ROM, Redmond: Microsoft Press, 1998.
(This source provided a picture of a mosquito that was helpful in describing yellow fever
transmission.)
___________."Marius, Gaius." Encarta
98 Encyclopedia CD-ROM, Redmond: Microsoft Press, 1998.
(This source provided a picture of the Ancient Roman, military leader, Gaius Marius. It
also helped in my understanding of Gaius Mariuss role in Ancient Rome.)
Web Sites
Canadian Museum of Civilization, The.
"Mysteries of Egypt." January 1999.
[http://www.civilization.ca/membrs/civiliz/egypt/egypt_e.html].
(This website provided wonderful insights on Egyptian medicine. It was also a wonderful
source of pictures.)
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Exhibitions. "Life in Ancient Egypt." March 1999.
[http://www.clpgh.org/cmnh/exhibits/egypt/index.html].
(This site offered many wonderful pictures and helped me understand Why War? in
Egypt. It focused manly on the debate of religions impact on medical innovation.)
Dalton School, The. "Rome: Military
Resources." 1998.
[http://dewey.dalton.org/groups/Rome/RMil.
html].
(This Internet website was incredibly helpful in the picture arena. In addition, it
offered information dealing with the history of the Ancient Roman Military and its start.)
Goellnitz, Jenny. "Civil War
Battlefield Medicine." January 1999.
[http://members.aol.com/cwsurgeon0/indexJ.html].
(This site was especially helpful in providing pictures and giving me an understand of
medicine early and later in the Civil War. It gave a wonderful outline, and helped me
understand what my website could be like.)
Mautz, Nancy B. "The Development of
Western Civilization: World History: Rome." August 1998.
[http://history.evansville.net/rome.html].
(This site was incredibly helpful in the development of the Ancient Roman portion of my
website. It provided pictures, and valuable information.)
Pfizer, Inc. "The Mold That Changed the
World." 1999.
[http://www.pfizer.com/150/1928.htm].
(This site, from Pfizer pharmaceuticals, a major producer of penicillin, includes good
information about World War II and the production of that antibiotic, as well as some nice
graphics from that period).
Topper, Jobs. "The United States Army
Yellow Fever Commission and the Spanish-American War: Science and Politics in Latin
America, 1898-1904", University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Historical
Collections. February 1999.
[http://www.med.virginia.edu/hs-library/historical/yelfev/tabcon.html].
(Very helpful and authoritative site laden with graphics and images relating to Dr. Walter
Reed, yellow fever, and the Spanish-American War.)