Volume 1

Report of the Surgeon-General of the Army to the Secretary of War for the fiscal year ending.

  • Surgeon General of the United States Army
Date:
[1800s-1952?]
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Credit: Report of the Surgeon-General of the Army to the Secretary of War for the fiscal year ending. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Eecord of examinations in Hospital Corps for year ending June 30, 1891. Hospital stewards. Acting hospital 1 stewards.! Number of applications 44 48 ; 2 I i 42 Not entitled to examination . To be examined in next class. 1 45 44 48 stewards. 3tg/^j^^_ Examination authorized Declined examination .. Died Failed Found qualified 42 4S 7 33 3 1 4 37 42 45 CIVILIANS. . , 20 Applications received 20 Failed to accept conditions Memlers of ihe Hospital Corps on duty in Sioux campaign. 10 Hospital stewards 18 Acting hospital stewaxds • 80 Privates At division field hospital: 1 Hospital stewards 2 Acting hospital stewards V'' 12 Privates Casualties: 1 Hospital steward killed The services of the Hospital Corps during the Sioux campaign have demonstrated its value as an organization for the care of the wounded. On the battle-field at the action on Wounded Knee Creek two ot its members rescued a wounded officer from extreme perd under circum- stances which fully entitled them to the certificate ot merit which they received as their reward, while the services that the remainder rendered were so orderly and well regulated that not only ^'^^ ^^^y^^^f.^.^^l but wounded Indians were, with great promptness and dispatd^^,re moved and cared for in the field hospitals which were extemporized for ^^T^increase its efficiency the Major-General Commanding appro ved my recommendation for the establishment of companies of i^istraction tor the Hospital Corps at military posts west of the ^i^f issippi, and for this purpose they are now in process of organization at ^o^f. .^^^J' Bussell, and Keogh. Each company will be fu ly .^^PJ^ j;^^,^^^^ necessary field equipment, including tentage, field l^osp^al furniture^ etc., and the men will receive daily instruction by object essons in ^^^^^ aid'to the wounded, in the management of field ^^^^f ^^.^^e and in such military duties as are necessary to secure the highest state of efficiency for field service. ^ . To further increase its efficiency it appears to ?f f ^^IJ^l^^^^^^^^J.e^ ducements to desirable men to enter its ranks ^^J^^.^Ji^^'^lo of details for hospital duty the hospital attendant received $.3^0 per month ; as a member of the Hospital Corps he gets only $13 nence^ men who would like to enter the corps will not do so becaii.^^^^^^^^^ do better financially by remaining with a company and ^leco^^'^^^^^^^ porals and sergeants; and many desirable men ^^^^^^ ^ the expiration of their term ot service -of 131 ^^liif t/.;: Medi- expiratfon of term during the year, lOf^^^V'l^rPil datie^to cal Department is thus in the ].osition ot teaching SP^^/^^^/^^^ who do not stay with it after they are taught. T therefoie uigeni. j