Title Intensely human : the health of the Black soldier in the American Civil War / Margaret Humphreys

Published Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 197 pages) : illustrations, map Contents The Black body at war -- The pride of true manhood -- Biology and destiny -- Medical care -- Region, disease, and the vulnerable recruit -- Louisiana -- Death on the Rio Grande -- Telling the story Summary Black soldiers in the American Civil War were far more likely to die of disease than were white soldiers. Historian Margaret Humphreys explores why this uneven mortality occurred and how it was interpreted at the time. In doing so, she uncovers the perspectives of mid-nineteenth-century physicians and others who were eager to implicate the so-called innate inferiority of the black body. In the archival collections of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, Humphreys found evidence that the high death rate among black soldiers resulted from malnourishment, inadequate shelter and clothing, inferior medical attention, and assignments to hazardous environments. While some observant physicians of the day attributed the black soldiers' high mortality rate to these circumstances, few medical professionals--on either side of the conflict--were prepared to challenge the "biological evidence" of white superiority. Humphreys shows how, despite sympathetic and responsible physicians' efforts to expose the truth, the stereotype of black biological inferiority prevailed during the war and after Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-190) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Russell, Ira, 1815-1888. SUBJECT Russell, Ira, 1815-1888 Russell, Ira, 1815-1888 Russell, Ira, 1815-1888 fast Subject African American soldiers -- Health and hygiene -- History -- 19th century African American soldiers -- Mortality -- History -- 19th century Masculinity -- United States -- History -- 19th century Human body -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century Racism -- United States -- History -- 19th century Prejudices. Black or African American -- history American Civil War History, 19th Century Human Body Military Personnel -- history Prejudice Prejudices Human body -- Social aspects Masculinity Military participation -- African American Race relations Racism Social aspects Sezessionskrieg. Soldat Schwarze Militärmedizin Infektionskrankheit SUBJECT United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Health aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140237 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century United States Subject United States USA Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781421402383 1421402386

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