 | A Surgeon in the Army of the Potomac Subjects: Wafer Francis M. 1830–1876; United States -- History -- Civil War 1861–1865 -- Personal narratives Canadian; United States -- History -- Civil War 1861–1865 -- Medical care; United States. Army -- Surgeons -- Biography; Surgeons -- Canada -- Biograph; Lured across the border by promises of opportunity and adventure, Francis M. Wafer - a young student from Queen's Medical College in Kingston - joined the Union's army of the Potomac as an assistant surgeon. From the battle of the Wilderness to the closing campaigns, Wafer was both participant and chronicler of the American Civil War. Cheryl A. Wells is associate professor, history, University of Wyoming, and the author of Civil War Time: Identity and Experience in America, 1861-1865. |
