The Civil War was one of the most gruesome and most fatal wars ever. This war is known for families being divided, one son fighting for the Union and the other son fighting for the Confederates. Many lives were lost on both sides due to the close proximity of the gunfights and some lives were lost due to the lack of appropriate treatments to the soldiers. The doctors operated on soldiers in very unsanitary conditions, used non-sterilized tools, and did not have today’s antibiotics.
John Buford was shot, the bullet had penetrated two inches into his left arm, the skin around the wound was peeled back like a banana covered with blood. As the author says on “He had been hit once in the left arm and the bleeding had stopped but the genuine pain …show more content…
Chamberlain was shot in the foot as the author says, “felt an explosion underneath his foot, blow knocked his leg away”, “Looked at his foot. Hole in the boot?Blood?No.Numb.”(page 146) Chamberlain was shot in his foot when he was trying to flee. The doctors cleaned his gunshot wound and bandaged it. The doctor ordered Chamberlain to rest so that his foot could get better. Today the wound would still be treated the same except that people would be given antibiotics to prevent infections.
My last character injured was General Robert E Lee, he was the commanding General of the Army of Northern Virginia. Lee had a heart disease (pneumonia) which left him with a lot of chest pain most days. During the time of the Civil War they did not have medication/ hospitalization to deal with cardiac illnesses so the doctors told General Robert E Lee to rest and try to to be less stressed. Today, people get medicine and treatment for their cardiac illnesses but back then there was no medication so Robert E Lee died slowly.
Treatments for injuries during the Civil war were very limited, the soldiers were patched up or had their ligaments amputated. The doctors, medics, and surgeons back then only had a limited amount of tools and resources. Today doctors and surgeons have better tools, treatments, and now know the importance of sterilizing their operating rooms and
John Buford was shot, the bullet had penetrated two inches into his left arm, the skin around the wound was peeled back like a banana covered with blood. As the author says on “He had been hit once in the left arm and the bleeding had stopped but the genuine pain …show more content…
Chamberlain was shot in the foot as the author says, “felt an explosion underneath his foot, blow knocked his leg away”, “Looked at his foot. Hole in the boot?Blood?No.Numb.”(page 146) Chamberlain was shot in his foot when he was trying to flee. The doctors cleaned his gunshot wound and bandaged it. The doctor ordered Chamberlain to rest so that his foot could get better. Today the wound would still be treated the same except that people would be given antibiotics to prevent infections.
My last character injured was General Robert E Lee, he was the commanding General of the Army of Northern Virginia. Lee had a heart disease (pneumonia) which left him with a lot of chest pain most days. During the time of the Civil War they did not have medication/ hospitalization to deal with cardiac illnesses so the doctors told General Robert E Lee to rest and try to to be less stressed. Today, people get medicine and treatment for their cardiac illnesses but back then there was no medication so Robert E Lee died slowly.
Treatments for injuries during the Civil war were very limited, the soldiers were patched up or had their ligaments amputated. The doctors, medics, and surgeons back then only had a limited amount of tools and resources. Today doctors and surgeons have better tools, treatments, and now know the importance of sterilizing their operating rooms and