. The medical and surgical history of the war of the rebellion. (1861-65). Prepared, in accordance with the acts of Congress, under the direction of Surgeon general Joseph K. Barnes, United States army . spittoon on several occasions. He seemed perfectly well and was jiut on dutyin the kitchen, where he proved quite efficient. He was returned to duty Feb. 20,1865.—Hospital, Quincy, III. Harm to the soldier by the weiglit of the knapsack was in general effected during drillsand parades at tlie recruiting and other stationary camps rather tlian in the field. Whenunusual exertions were anticipate
. The medical and surgical history of the war of the rebellion. (1861-65). Prepared, in accordance with the acts of Congress, under the direction of Surgeon general Joseph K. Barnes, United States army . spittoon on several occasions. He seemed perfectly well and was jiut on dutyin the kitchen, where he proved quite efficient. He was returned to duty Feb. 20,1865.—Hospital, Quincy, III. Harm to the soldier by the weiglit of the knapsack was in general effected during drillsand parades at tlie recruiting and other stationary camps rather tlian in the field. Whenunusual exertions were anticipated in a proposed campaign knapsacks became of secondaryimportance. They were stored during the period of active service and returned to the menat its conclusion, or, if no official provision was made for their disposal, they were thrownaway without concern as to their recovery. Veteran troops, as a rule, dispensed witli theiruse. A change of underclothing was carried in the blanket, which was rolled into a cylin-der and slung across the body from the shoulder to the opposite hip, where its free ends weretied together by a string. In fact, when the march or service became exhausting, the soldiers. HERXIA. 871 impedimenta were carried at will. The harm accruing was the result of exertiou under agiven burden, and in no way pertained to an obligatory method of supporting it. The figure on the right side of the plate focing page 870 shows the regulation positionof the knapsack, blanket, canteen, haversack, cartridge-box and bayonet-scabbard on theperson of the soldier when outfitted for service; the figure on the left, the arrangement of thestraps and belts by which these articles were supported; the central figure, the veteran inlight niarchiug order, with his blanket dis2>osed en baJidoliei-.* Hekxia.—The cartridge-box, resting on the loins and held in place bv a belt fastenedlightly around the waist, was the subject of a more extensive accusation than the variousweights sus
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