History of the United States Sanitary Commission, being the general report of its work during the war of the rebellion / by Charles J. Stillé.
- Date:
- 1868
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Credit: History of the United States Sanitary Commission, being the general report of its work during the war of the rebellion / by Charles J. Stillé. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
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![PAGE Obstacles to its due consideration 125 Passage of the bill. Its provisions '. 126 Efforts to secure the appointment of the Surgeon-General 127 Dr. William A. Hammond 128 Interview of Dr. Van Buren with the Secretary of War 132 Appointment of Dr. Hammond as Surgeon-General 133 Difficulties of his po.sition 134 Personal controversy between the Secretary of War and the Surgeon- General 136 CHAPTER VI. HOSPITAL TRANSPORT SERVIOE IN THE WEST AND IN THE PENINSULAR CAMPAIGN. HOSPITAL CARS. Development of the work at the West—Dr. Newberry 138 Eesults of Dr. Newberry's labors in organizing the West 141 He establishes his Headquarters, at Louisville—Organization of Soldiers' Homes 142 Military operations at the West. Capture of Fort Donelson 143 Transportation of the wounded in steamers '. 144 Organization of Hospital Steamers by the Commission 145. Relief afforded by the Agents of the Commission—Similar service after the battle of Shiloh 147 Various difficulties in the Hospital Transport Service 149 Hos]Dital transports in charge of State Agents 150 Injurious effect of anti-national methods of relief 151 Transport service in the Peninsular Campaign 153 The Sanitary transport Daniel Webster 154 Peculiar difficulties of the service 155 Relations with Government officers while performing this service 156 Embarrassments of a volunteer service of this kind 157 Intervention of the Surgeon-General 159 Hospital Cars 160 Objects to be attained by them 161 Plan approved by the Quartermaster-General 162 Description of the Hospital cars 163 Development of the system—Transfer of the cars to the Medical Bureau... 164 CHAPTER VII. SUPPLEMENTAL HOSPITAL SUPPLIES. Popular error in regard to the work of tlie Sanitary Commission 166](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21910832_0016.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
