Hospital Transports; A Memoir Of The Embarkation Of The Sick And Wounded From The Peninsula Of Virginia In The Summer Of 1862

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - War & Military, Medical

Authors: Frederick Law Olmsted In Year : 1863

Book Language: English

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Dedication and Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Appendix A An Olmsted Memorandum
Appendix B Regulations For Floating Hospital Service Of The Sanitary Commission For The Campaign In Virginia
Appendix C Copies Of Two Letters; Memorandum Of Arrangements
Appendix D Extracts From Some Documents

In the American Civil War, The United States Sanitary Commission, staffed by volunteers, may be viewed as a precursor to The Red Cross. It supplemented the medical care of the armed services medical corps. Its doctors, nurses, administrators, go-fers, money, and supplies saved thousands of lives, providing medical care to the wounded and solace to the families of the dead. This memoir of one campaign gives a flavor of the challenges faced, frustrations endured, and medical battles lost and won. Explanatory note: “contraband” refers to a black slave, esp. a fugitive or captured slave. Summary by david wales and Oxford English Dictionary.