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 Fidelity and devotion of the members of this Corps 281 William Wilson 281 Charles H. Stanley—Professor Hadley 282 Mrs. General Barlow 284 CHAPTER X. SPECIAL RELIEF SERVICE. Nature of the Special Belief Work 287 What induced the Commission to undertake it 288 Action of the Commission on this subject in June 1861 289 Soldiers' Home established at Washington 291 Soldiers' Homes at various other points 294 Characteristics of the relief afforded by them 295 Military discipline not violated 296 Feeding Stations for sick and disabled men 298 Their great value in certain emergencies 299 Convalescent camps 301 Special relief in these camps 302 Relief of men returning from rebel prisons 304 This form of Relief at Wilmington and on the Red River 306 Hospital Directory 307 The mode of consulting it, and its value 310 War-Claim Agency 310 Care of the wives and mothers of disabled soldiers 314 Fresh Hospital supplies at Washington 314 Employment of detectives—Couriers 315 General results of Special Relief Service 316 CHAPTER XI. WARFARE AGAINST SCURVY—CAMPAIGN OF VICKSBURQ. General work in the West during the .summ^gr of 1862 320 The Army of the Tennessee and the Cumberland divided 321 Symptoms of Scurvy appear 322 Measures taken to check its progress 323 Condition of the Army of the Cumberland after the battle of Stone River. 324 The nature of Scurvy 324 Efforts of the officers to procure vegetables 325 Vegetables issued to the officers but not to private Soldiers 326
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