Bullets & Bandages: The Aid Stations and Field Hospitals at Gettysburg (James Gindlesperger MD) Section U.S. Presidents Doris Kearns Goodwin draws upon 9781476669540 Doris Kearns Goodwin draws upon the four presidents she has studied most closely—Abraham Lincoln The year long crisis that started with the first summer months of the 1860 presidential campaign and ended in the first major combat at Manassas is one of the most consequential 12 months in American history this book is a detailed guide for visitors to the site as well as others interested in American Civil War history James Gindlesperger provides a context for the medical and organizational constraints of the era and then provides details about the aid stations and field hospitals created in the aftermath of the battle