The confederate yellow fever conspiracy : the germ warfare plot of Luke Pryor Blackburn, 1864-1865 / H. Leon Greene.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greene, H. Leon, 1944- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blackburn, Luke Pryor, 1816-1887.

Blackburn, Luke Pryor.

Yellow fever--Northern States--History--19th century.

Yellow fever.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

vii, 255 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2019.

Summary:

"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. Tracing the plans and movements of the conspirators, this thoroughly researched history describes in detail the yellow fever plot of 1864"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Luke Pryor Blackburn, Lover of the South and Its Culture p. 7

2 The Scourge of Yellow Fever p. 19

3 The Canadian Confederacy p. 23

4 Maritime Shipping and the Union Blockade of Confederate Ports p. 28

5 Civil War Medicine and Dr. Blackburn p. 38

6 Dr. Blackburn's Early Confederate Service p. 46

7 Godfrey Joseph Hyams, Co-Conspirator p. 53

8 Nefarious Schemes and Diabolical Plans p. 68

9 Plans for the Importation of Pestilence: The First Shipment of Articles Contaminated with Yellow Fever p. 86

10 The Second Shipment of Articles Contaminated with Yellow Fever p. 119

11 Trials in Canada p. 142

12 Trials in the United States p. 153

13 Jefferson Davis: His Involvement in the Plots and the Consequences p. 170

14 The Fate of the Co-Conspirators p. 185

15 Godfrey Joseph Hyams: The Aftermath p. 195

16 Dr. Luke Pryor Blackburn: Ghoul or Governor? Is This the Same Man? p. 205.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476668901

1476668906

OCLC:

1083700206