The Medical department of the United States army in the civil war
"The chapters comprising the volume appeared originally as separate articles in the 'Military surgeon.' Upon their compilation a limited number of copies of reprints were obtained by this office and bound together for the use of the Medical corps of the army. The work was never published as a book."--Letter from the Office of the surgeon general, Oct. 19, 1916. ; Appended, "Seaman prize essay. The comparative mortality of disease and battle casualties in the historic wars of the world, by Captain Louis C. Duncan, Medical corps." (37 p. incl. diagrs.) ; Contents.--Preface.--The battle of Bull Run.--Pope's Virginia campaign.--Evolution of the ambulance corps and field hospital.--The bloodiest day in American history-Antietam.--The battle of Fredericksburg.--High tide of the confederacy-Gettysburg.--The great battle of the West-Chickamauga.--The battle of the Wilderness.--When Sherman marched down to the sea. ; Mode of access: Internet.
