She and her earliest biographers attributed her illness and death to mercury poisoning: during her American Civil War service, Alcott contracted typhoid fever and was treated with a compound containing mercury.
She attributed her illness and death to mercury poisoning. Her earliest biographers attributed her illness and death to mercury poisoning. Alcott contracted typhoid fever. This was during her American Civil War service. Alcott was treated with a compound. This was during her American Civil War service. This compound was containing mercury.