Interesting BUT. I already knew that they drank a lot!! ( )

Certainly this was an interesting mix of stories, which would doubtless be fascinating to Civil War buffs. I enjoyed it, but I liked the later Tarnished Scalpels: The Court-Martials of Fifty Union Surgeons better because in that book, Mr. Lowry included his own opinions in a paragraph or two at the end of each case account. He didn't do that in this one. But they are both good books and can be read together, or separately. You don't have to be a Civil War buff to enjoy Lowry's work. ( )