Hospital Transports; A Memoir Of The Embarkation Of The Sick And Wounded From The Peninsula Of Virginia In The Summer Of 1862
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.
Genre(s): War & Military, Medical
Language: English
Keyword(s): civil war (146), American civil war (55), military medicine (2), military hospitals (2), wartime medicine (1), united states sanitary commission (1)
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| Play 00 | Dedication and Introduction | David Wales |
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| Play 01 | Chapter 1 | David Wales |
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| Play 02 | Chapter 2 | David Wales |
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| Play 03 | Chapter 3 | David Wales |
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| Play 04 | Chapter 4 | David Wales |
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| Play 05 | Chapter 5 | David Wales |
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| Play 06 | Chapter 6 | David Wales |
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| Play 07 | Appendix A An Olmsted Memorandum | David Wales |
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| Play 08 | Appendix B Regulations For Floating Hospital Service Of The Sanitary Commission For The Campaign In Virginia | David Wales |
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| Play 09 | Appendix C Copies Of Two Letters; Memorandum Of Arrangements | David Wales |
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| Play 10 | Appendix D Extracts From Some Documents | David Wales |
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