In War Time

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Silas Weir Mitchell (1829-1914) was an American physician and writer. During the Civil War, Dr. Mitchell was in charge of nervous injuries and illness in a Philadelphia hospital, and became a specialist in neurology after the war. His introduced the rest cure -- absolute rest in bed, frequent and abundant feeding, and the systematic use of massage and electricity. In War Time is his first novel, depicting the cowardice of a New England doctor during the Civil War.