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.

Read how wounded soldiers were cared for after one of the first major battles of the Civil War - Wilson's Creek - fought outside Springfield Missouri.

Although germ theory hadn't been discovered by the start of the Civil War, many throughout history had gotten closer than you might think.

Learn how Maryland veterans from both sides dealt with their wartime experineces (from wounds to finding new work) after returning home.

Read about the US Christian Commission's heroic response to the bloodiest day in American history - The Battle of Antieam

20th century writer F. Scott Fitzgerald was a Civil War buff. Discover what his short stories reveal about Civil War dentistry.

The home front could be deadly at times. Read about the tragic story of an ammunition factory explosion on Brown's Island in Richmond.

Find out how soldiers, civilians, and nurses in the general hostpial at Harpers Ferry survived the 1862 battle.

Discover how mourning family members turned to poetry to glorify the death of their loved ones and reassure themselves they experienced a meaningful death.