Pardo, Clayton Cardenas, Sarah Bolger, Michael Irby, Carla Baratta, Richard Cabral, Raoul Trujillo, Danny Pino, Edward James Olmos and Emilio Rivera. List of the best Canadian TV series about the Civil War according to viewers: Hell on Wheels, Kingdom Hospital, Lenin: Revolution Chronicles, The Last Czars. Inspired by real people and events, Mercy Street goes beyond the front lines of the Civil War and into the chaotic world of the Mansion House Hospital in Union-occupied Alexandria, Virginia. ![]() However, Nestor sees the entire event, making clear that Bishop won't be able to hide what happened from Álvarez and that, as a text to EZ at the end of the episode reveals, Santo Padre is going to war with Stockton.Ĭreated by Kurt Sutter and Elgin James, Mayans M.C. Josh Radnor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Gary Cole and Cherry Jones are among the eclectic cast of new Civil War drama Mercy Street the first American drama to air on PBS in more than a decade. Currently in its second season, the PBS series Mercy Street is a period medical drama that explores hospital life and patient care during the Civil War. RELATED: Why Sons of Anarchy Ended After Season 7Īlong with another Santo Padre Mayan, Angel chases down Flaco and one his compatriots and shoots them while they're driving, killing both of them immediately. The series tells hard stories: Civil War-era medicine lagged behind (sometimes very far behind) Civil War-era military technology. Soldiers were treated not only for battle wounds but illnesses such as dysentery, typhoid, measles, as well. The story is told from many points of view: doctors, nurses, soldiers, patients, including such usually under-represented groups as escaped slaves (contraband, as they were called) and free blacks from the North. Following the confrontation, Bishop - who has clearly had too much to drink - tells Angel to go ahead with his plans to attack the Stockton Mayans once Flaco is out of the hospital. Civil War medicine: 37 pieces of history J/ 2:09 PM / CBS NEWS National Library of Medicine Todays soldiers enjoy sophisticated medical care, from Medevac helicopters that function. Being in a Civil War hospital was a dangerous place to be full of infection and disease due to a lack of sterilization and limited knowledge of germs. ![]() Bishop has come to blame living in Santo Padre for the problems in his life, and Álvarez is the person who made him move to the small bordertown. As "You Can't Pray a Lie" goes on, Bishop has a nasty confrontation with his ex, Antonia Pena, after they visit a marker dedicated to their deceased son, Aidan. 'Mercy Street,' a new original series on PBS, tells the story of a one-time hotel turned Union army hospital, and is based on memoirs and letters of real Civil War medical staff.
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