A Self-Made Man in War and Peace (Annotated)

With a promising career already begun, with a wife and children at home, Dr. Thomas Barton enlisted in the Union cause. He served as a hospital steward, physician, and surgeon during the siege of Vicksburg and the Chattanooga Campaign. The effort ruined his health but he kept on as long as he could.

This amusing, detailed memoir covers Barton's career as a self-made physician before, during, and after the American Civil War. It's a fascinating look into the life of a Victorian doctor and bus...