A Darkness Ablaze presents a chilling, detailed account of American medicine during the Civil War. The basis of the book is the medical diary of the author’s great-great-grandfather, Dr. John Hendricks Kinyoun, surgeon of the Sixty-Sixth North Carolina Infantry Regiment. Dr. Kinyoun served with this unit from September 1863 until April 1865, when his regiment surrendered at Durham Station, North Carolina, at the war’s conclusion.
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“...provides important new insights into the traumas faced by those who served in the medical field during this great conflict...” --Dr. William E. Parrish, Professor Emeritus, Mississippi State University, A Darkness Ablaze Review Page, December 15, 2005
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Joseph Kinyoun Houts, Jr., received his Bachelor of Art degree from Westminster College, majoring in History. He also graduated from the Lewis University College of Law in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, now Northern Illinois College of Law, with his Juris Doctor degree. He is also the author of Quantrill’s Thieves. He resides with his family in St. Joseph, Missouri.
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This review is from: A Darkness Ablaze, The Civil War Medical Diary and Wartime Experiences of Dr. John Hendricks Kinyoun, Sixty-Sixth North Carolina Infantry Regiment (Hardcover)
I ordered this book for my son-in-law as a birthday present. He was/is still very, very pleased and excited about receiving it. The fact that the medical diary is genuine was a real big bonus. It is the main reason why I decided to purchase this particular book.
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The terrible sounds of the cannonade could still be heard thundering through the early night, asserting each foe's claim to the day's contested battlefield. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Carolina, Abraham the First, Cold Harbor, General Lee, Darkness Ablaze, John Hendricks Kinyoun, Medical Diary, Winder Hospital, President Lincoln, Confederate Congress, General Grant, Hoke's Division, Kinyoun's Diary, Uncle Sam, Currituck County, Daniel Boone, Davie County, Durham Station, Fort Harrison, Johnson County, Rowan County, Surry County, Yadkin River New!
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The terrible sounds of the cannonade could still be heard thundering through the early night, asserting each foe's claim to the day's contested battlefield. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Carolina, Abraham the First, Cold Harbor, General Lee, Darkness Ablaze, John Hendricks Kinyoun, Medical Diary, Winder Hospital, President Lincoln, Confederate Congress, General Grant, Hoke's Division, Kinyoun's Diary, Uncle Sam, Currituck County, Daniel Boone, Davie County, Durham Station, Fort Harrison, Johnson County, Rowan County, Surry County, Yadkin River New!
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- Civil War by Geoffrey Ward on 5 pages
- American Civil War (Wars That Changed the World) by Philip Clark on 5 pages
- The Civil War Dictionary by Mark Boatner on 4 pages
- The Civil War by Robert P. Jordan on 4 pages
- On the Move (Science Starters) by Wendy Madgwick in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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