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Read the following resources to refresh your understanding of the issues surrounding the battlefield conditions of the Civil War. As you read, think about how you might revise your answers to the Reflect on Your Knowledge questions based on new knowledge gained from the readings.

Medicine in the Civil War
http://www.utoledo.edu/library/canaday/exhibits/quackery/ quack8.html

The Union Soldier
http://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/gettkidz/yank.htm

The Civil War Soldier
http://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/soldierlife/soldiers.htm

Manassas: Battlefield History
http://www.nps.gov/mana/battlefield_history/bhistory.htm

Antietam Image Gallery
http://www.nps.gov/anti/photosmultimedia/gardnerphotos.htm

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