Symposium cocoordinators. The hard work has made todays event possible, and also thank you to our friends at cspan for sharing American History. A very important task in these days. Our final speaker for the day is Paige Gibbons backus. We have been talking about the war in the east, but we cant forget about the aftermath of battle as well. One of the most compelling portions about Civil War History and the civil war story. Page is a public historian with Prince William county, virginia. She is here today to talk about the carnage in the medical field of the civil war. Thank you, chris, for having me and thank you all for listening in and watching these videos and joining us for the virtual ssymposium. So im going to talk to you about the fight for life and death in the aftermath of these battles. We have heard a lot of talks today about the battles, the prison camps, and the raids. And the aftermath of the battle and in the years and days and months following was a war in itself. It w
Symposium cocoordinators whose hard work has made todays event possible and thank you to our friends at cspan for sharing American History, a very important task in these days. Our final speaker for today is Paige Gibbons backus. Weve been talking a lot today about the war in the east. But we cant forget about the aftermath of battle as well. And one of the most compelling portions about Civil War History and the civil war story. Paige is a historian. Shes the social media manager for emerging civil war and shes here today to talk about the carnage in the medical field of the civil war. Thank you, so much, chris for having me, and thank you for listening in and watching these videos and joining us for the virtual emerging civil war symposium for history at home. Today what im going to be talking to you about, im going to be talking about the life the fight for the life and death in the aftermath of these battles over the american civil war. And weve heard a lot of talks today about dif
Welcome to the emergence of aerial war virtual symposium, i am chris mackowski. Thank you so much for doing this online years event. I want to get one final shadow to our director, chris white, for his help behind the camera today. He is the cofounder, and he make sure todays happening for us virtually. Thank you chris. And also thank you to our symposium coco originators, kevin pollack and dan dan welch, whose hard work have me todays event possible. And also, thank you to our friends at cspan for sharing americans, American History a very important task in these days. Our final speak for today, is Paige Gibbons backus. Weve been talking a lot today about the war in the east, but we cant forget about the aftermath of battle as well. And one of the most compelling portions about Civil War History in a civil war story. Pages of public historian with a county manchuria, shes also a social media manager for emerging civil war, and shes here today to talk about the carnage in the medical f
There is scope for doing new things out,fleshing so it is great to have new ideas. I appreciate carolines presentation and the audiences questions, so thank you fremont. Next, Historic Site manager Paige Gibbons backus talks about the state of medical knowledge at the beginning of the civil war, including surgical practices and diseases common among the soldiers. She also describes advances later in the war such as sterilization and Reconstructive Surgery that drastically improved a soldiers chance of survival. This talk was part of a symposium on the war in the east hosted by the emerging civil war blog. To the emerging civil war virtual symposium and thank you for joining us online for this years event. I want to give one more shout out to our technical director, chris white, for his help behind the camera today. Ecw cofounder. Thank you, chris. Also thank you to our cocoordinators Kevin Pollock and dan welch, his hard work made todays event possible turn also thank you to our friend
Page givens bacchus. Weve been talking about the war in means, but we cannot forget about the aftermath as well. Is a public historian with Prince William county, virginia. About here today to talk the medical field in the civil war. Thank you for having me and thank you for listening and watching these videos. What i will be talking to you about, i will be talking about the fight for life and death in the aftermath of these battles in the american civil war. We have heard a lot of talk about different battles, prison camps, and the aftermath of the in the years and months and days following was, in a sense, a whole other battle. It was a war against disease. Wrote thattorian heroes ofe the unsung and they were treating the dying and wounded after these heroes horrific battles. So it cost over 700,000 casualties. Ultimately we will talk about the good that came out of this battle for life and death. So, i could be talking to you all day about anything and everything with civil war medi