A Surgeon in the Army of the Potomac
- ISBN-10
- 0773533818
- ISBN-13
- 9780773533813
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 225
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-04-15
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
- Author
- Francis M. Wafer
Description
Lured across the border by promises of opportunity and adventure, Francis M. Wafer - a young student from Queen's Medical College in Kingston - joined the Union's army of the Potomac as an assistant surgeon. From the battle of the Wilderness to the closing campaigns, Wafer was both participant and chronicler of the American Civil War.
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