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Letters and Journal of a Civil War Surgeon
Letters and Journal of a Civil War Surgeon Author:Stewart J. Petrie, Myron Winslow Robinson On a somber night in July, 1863, Dr. Myron Robinson has slowly come to realize that the great assault on Fort Wagner will soon take place. As he watches the troops around their campfires eyeing the imposing fort looming in the distance, his thoughts drift back to other battles, other make-shift hospitals, and other friends lost during the last t... more »wo years of war. As an army surgeon with the Connecticut Sixth Volunteers, Robinson has cut, sewn, bandaged and buried the victims of countless engagements. And, as he watches the soldiers steel their nerves for the upcoming assault, he knows there will be many more to come before the bloodshed ends. Until now, the army surgeon's story of the Civil War has gone largely unheard. But his story, and the stories of the brave men he cared for, are tales that should be heard. Hear those tales now in Dr. Stewart J. Petrie's debut novel, "Letters and Journal of a Civil War Surgeon."« less