Alan J. Pitts
Record Group 109 (RG 109)
Mon Feb 12 14:21:38 2001


Mr. Molesworth did extraordinary work on his 26th Alabama site.

Look in this URL: nara.gov/guide/rg109.html">
and look down the list for hospitals. Don't think there's anything specific for Corinth.

Take a look at this URL for a description of Confederate hospitals, conditions and care provided.

http://home.earthlink.net/~wsmittle/nurse.htm

If memory serves, soldiers at Corinth suffered due to lack of fresh water and existing water sources being polluted by human waste. Officers did not see that sinks or latrines were properly positioned or used by their men, and results were deadly. Diseases encountered included dysentery, typhoid, diarrhea, malaria and measles.