#61 CIVIL WAR MEDICINE (Part the First)

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#61 CIVIL WAR MEDICINE (Part the First)

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Feb 2, 2014

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In which we look at medical aspects of the Civil War. In this episode we focus on diseases, which killed many many more Civil War soldiers than did wounds.

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Feb 2, 2014

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#61 CIVIL WAR MEDICINE (Part the First)

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