Food shortages in the South led to riotous women in the streets.
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Nutrition
Cholera was a deadly disease and New York City was prepared to fight it because of the Civil War
From hospitalizations to forcing armies to abandon positions Typhoid Fever was a force to be reckoned with.
Discover how senna was used as a remedy during the Civil War era. It served as a more gentle laxative and purgative for Civil War soldiers.
Discover how mint was used as a remedy during the Civil War era. From its leaves, its oil, and the tinctures and lozenges they made, mint is a helpful plant.
Read the story of the 16th New Hampshire, a unit ravaged by disease but almost no battlefield deaths and how they remembered their service.
Frederick’s largest Civil War hospital, General Hospital #1, cared for patients throughout the war. Read about how it expanded from two buildings to 38.
Read the story of a field hospital at the Battle of Chancellorsville. The authors provide a detailed look at the doctors and patients at Ellwood Manor.
Learn how Maryland veterans from both sides dealt with their wartime experineces (from wounds to finding new work) after returning home.
