
When Lincoln Met Wisconsin'S Nightingale
During the American Civil War, disease and infection caused by poor medical care and lack of proper hygiene were the main causes of death to both Confederate and Union soldiers. Why, then, were there no adequate facilities to care for these men? That is the question Cordelia Harvey sought to answer.
Join author Daniel L. Stika as he examines the work of Wisconsins Nightingale, Cordelia Harvey. As ...
During the American Civil War, disease and infection caused by poor medical care and lack of proper hygiene were the main causes of death to both Confederate and Union soldiers. Why, then, were there no adequate facilities to care for these men? That is the question Cordelia Harvey sought to answer.
Join author Daniel L. Stika as he examines the work of Wisconsins Nightingale, Cordelia Harvey. As ...