North Carolina's Confederate Hospitals, 1861-1863: Volume I

Review\nWade Sokolosky, one of the leading historians of the Civil War in the Old North State, has turned his keen research skills on exploring the Confederate health care system. In North Carolina's Confederate Hospitals 1861-1863 Volume 1, he examines the organization and administration of care facilities on both the home front and the battlefront. Sokolosky's study is a constructive reference work and a captivating narrative of an overlooked but important aspect of North Carolina at war.Chris E. Fonvielle Jr., Professor Emeritus, Dept. of History, UNC Wilmington and author of The Wilmington Campaign: Last Rays of Departing Hope\nBattle studies and biographies have long been the meat and potatoes of Civil War monographs, but there are so many other areas that deserve study. What it took to care for the war's sick and wounded is one important topic that has not received enough attention. In North Carolina's Confederate Hospitals, author Wade Sokolosky presents a well-written, superbly researched study of this little-known aspect of the war in one of the Confederacy's most important states. It's a worthy, engaging, and refreshing contribution to Civil War literature.Chris Hartley - Author of Stoneman's Raid, 1865\nIn North Carolina's Confederate Hospitals 1861-1863, Volume 1, Wade Sokolosky successfully tackles an untapped subject of North Carolina Civil War history, exploring the makeup of the Confederate Hospitals during the Civil War. Hospitals were established throughout North Carolina to take care of the soldiers wounded on the battlefields defending North Carolina. His research is impeccable and thorough, while creating a highly readable document. His attention to detail provides a window to the hospitals of the Civil War, their makeup and functions. The book leaves the reader eagerly awaiting the publication of volume two. Congratulations to Wade on the publication of another excellent book on the Civil War.James E. White, III - Author of The Civil War in New Bern\nThe role of North Carolina's Confederate hospitals has received scant attention from the pens of historians. Wade Sokolosky has created an unparalleled volume examining the creation of these hospitals and the important role they played across the state.
Michael C. Hardy - Civil War author and historian\nThis book is an organizational examination of North Carolina’s Confederate hospitals and why they existed. The first two chapters provide the reader with a general understanding of the Confederate Medical Department and the military and civilians that were essential in the day-to-day operations of a hospital. The remaining chapters are arranged chronologically and discuss the key military operations and events that occurred in the state or in Virginia that drove hospital requirements.