Process Paper
When we were given the topic revolution, reaction, and reform, our first idea was the Civil War. After talking to our teacher, we established that the Civil War was too broad. While thinking of ideas that had to do with the Civil War, we came up with the idea of the medical field during the war. The medical field includes: ambulances, disease, doctors, actual medicine, surgery, medical tools, and hospitals. This topic fits the theme perfectly. The Civil War was a time of great change for modern medicine. The war made great advancements in the medical field forever. These revolutionary changes happened from the beginning, to the end of the war, and the reactions formed by these changes led to medical reforms.
Our research started by looking on the internet we had no luck. At the library we found an encyclopedia about Civil War Medicine. The encyclopedia gave us some general information. Next, we found some secondary sources. One secondary source that we found was a collection of books about the Civil War, which gave us information about the entire war. Also, the librarian led us to some diaries written by Louisa May Alcott and Ada W. Bacot, two nurses during the war. Their books provided a firsthand look at what it was like to be a nurse in the civil war, trying to help the wounded with the little medical knowledge and supplies they had. These diaries allowed us to understand the situation going on during the war, on both sides. In addition we found was a book that contains a collection of primary sources; some of these sources are diaries, memoirs and letters. These sources gave us information about some of the improvements to the medical field, including instructions for inspecting army camps. Lastly, we used an online database to find two scholarly journal articles. These articles provided information about hospitals after the war. These articles allowed us to understand some of the medical reform.
We started our website by adding the necessary pages. We added information about hospitals and treatments in the beginning and the end of the war in our tab about revolution. For reaction we gave statistics about improvements and quotes about people’s views. In the reform section we talked about the changes that occurred at the end and after the war, including more medical training.
In our research we learned that the improvements during the Civil War changed medicine forever, allowing people a better understanding of the human body and diseases. In the beginning of the war people did not trust medicine to save their lives because medicine was still considered to be medieval and dangerous. As time went on, the medical field improved. There were many changes including: an enlarged medical corps, inspections of camps for proper sanitation, and new treatment options. Doctors' failures and triumphs allowed for this new system of medicine and practices to continue to improve and advance. Everyone appreciated the new system and worried less about getting sick. The improvements of the medical field during the Civil War were the foundation for modern medicine.
Our research started by looking on the internet we had no luck. At the library we found an encyclopedia about Civil War Medicine. The encyclopedia gave us some general information. Next, we found some secondary sources. One secondary source that we found was a collection of books about the Civil War, which gave us information about the entire war. Also, the librarian led us to some diaries written by Louisa May Alcott and Ada W. Bacot, two nurses during the war. Their books provided a firsthand look at what it was like to be a nurse in the civil war, trying to help the wounded with the little medical knowledge and supplies they had. These diaries allowed us to understand the situation going on during the war, on both sides. In addition we found was a book that contains a collection of primary sources; some of these sources are diaries, memoirs and letters. These sources gave us information about some of the improvements to the medical field, including instructions for inspecting army camps. Lastly, we used an online database to find two scholarly journal articles. These articles provided information about hospitals after the war. These articles allowed us to understand some of the medical reform.
We started our website by adding the necessary pages. We added information about hospitals and treatments in the beginning and the end of the war in our tab about revolution. For reaction we gave statistics about improvements and quotes about people’s views. In the reform section we talked about the changes that occurred at the end and after the war, including more medical training.
In our research we learned that the improvements during the Civil War changed medicine forever, allowing people a better understanding of the human body and diseases. In the beginning of the war people did not trust medicine to save their lives because medicine was still considered to be medieval and dangerous. As time went on, the medical field improved. There were many changes including: an enlarged medical corps, inspections of camps for proper sanitation, and new treatment options. Doctors' failures and triumphs allowed for this new system of medicine and practices to continue to improve and advance. Everyone appreciated the new system and worried less about getting sick. The improvements of the medical field during the Civil War were the foundation for modern medicine.
