Confederate Yellow Fever Conspiracy

The Germ Warfare Plot of Luke Pryor Blackburn, 1864-1865

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Defeat was looming for the South--as the Civil War continued, paths to possible victory were fast disappearing. Dr. Luke Pryor Blackburn, a Confederate physician and expert in infectious diseases, had an idea that might turn the tide: he would risk his own life and career to bring a yellow fever epidemic to the North. To carry out his mission, he would need some accomplices. Tracing the plans and movements of the conspirators, this thoroughly researched history describes in detail the yellow fever plot of 1864-1865.

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Utgivningsdatum2019-02-20
Mått152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt340 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor262
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9781476668901

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1. Luke Pryor Blackburn, Lover of the South and Its Culture2. The Scourge of Yellow Fever3. The Canadian Confederacy4. Maritime Shipping and the Union Blockade of Confederate Ports5. Civil War Medicine and Dr. Blackburn6. Dr. Blackburn’s Early Confederate Service7. Godfrey Joseph Hyams, Co-Conspirator8. Nefarious Schemes and Diabolical Plans9. Plans for the Importation of Pestilence: The First Shipment of Articles Contaminated with Yellow Fever10. The Second Shipment of Articles Contaminated with Yellow Fever11. Trials in Canada12. Trials in the United States13. Jefferson Davis: His Involvement in the Plots and the Consequences14. The Fate of the Co-Conspirators15. Godfrey Joseph Hyams: The Aftermath16. Dr. Luke Pryor Blackburn: Ghoul or Governor? Is This the Same Man?Chapter NotesBibliographyIndex

“A thoroughly researched history...recommended”—Midwest Book Review; “Greene makes a convincing solid contribution to the history of the Civil War, and to secret service operations during it.”—The NYMAS Review; “Green marshals considerable evidence to make a convincing case that there was [a Confederate biological warfare] program, one which may have reached the highest levels of political authority in the Confederacy...a solid contribution to the history of the Civil War, and to secret service operations during it.”—Strategy Page.