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A fine history of the park, and a solid addition to any American history collection
Honor and memorial are all that can be offered to the dead. "A Chickamauga Memorial: The Establishment of America's First Civil War National Military Park" discusses how the first national military park came into existence. While state and private memorial efforts were done before, Chickamauga was the first federal effort to offer reverence to fallen soldiers. Chickamauga served as memorial to civil war soldiers, but was later expanded for reverence to Spanish American War and World Wars veterans as well. "A Chickamauga Memorial" is a fine history of the park, and a solid addition to any American history collection.
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Vivid, emotional story
The book reads like a diary, but it's a fictionalized story of the real Civil War surgeon Zabdiel Boylston, and it would make anyone grateful for modern medicine.Amputation was pretty much the treatment for everything, and that he was burned in love a couple of times during his period as a combat surgeon puts a very human face on this story.

I got it at my local library; it was part of a display in advance of the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth.

Excellent Book Written by a Real Trauma Surgeon
I enjoyed this book tremendously.The research and realism was amazing.I was fortunate to see the author lecture on the subject in Indiana.Dressed in the full civil war soldier uniform I thought the author to be anenthusiastic Civil War Buff.I was amazed to find out that the author wasa modern day trauma surgeon whose interest in the civil war goes beyond thesuperficial, dry information one reads in text.His interest draws on reallife experiences with bullet wounds and infections that he has treated inmodern times.

Excellent novel written by one who should know.
An excellent novel of a surgeon who signs up to serve in the Union army during the Civil War.Written by a modern surgeon, Kernek obviously had researched his predecessors well.It might be a bit detailed for thesqueamish, but for those who want a good "feel" for what asurgeon went through during the Civil War, I highly recommend it.It is arelatively short read, and the story line carries one right on through. This book belongs in every Civil War buff's collection, because it tellsabout an often overlooked part of the war and tells it very well.At thisprice, one can't afford not to buy it! ... Read more

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