. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . ambulances was their ex-cessive weight in relation toI heir transportation capac-ity. The vehicle finallydeveloped was the proto-type of the improved am-bulance now used in ourarmy. The lower photo-graph shows a section ofthe vast system of re-pairs. The tremendous im-portance of general hospi-tals was recognized by Con-gress in February, 1865, ingiving the rank of colonelto department surgeonshaving more than 4,(1(10hospital beds under theircharge, and of lieutenant-colonel to those havingless than that number. THE MURDEROUS TWO-W
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . ambulances was their ex-cessive weight in relation toI heir transportation capac-ity. The vehicle finallydeveloped was the proto-type of the improved am-bulance now used in ourarmy. The lower photo-graph shows a section ofthe vast system of re-pairs. The tremendous im-portance of general hospi-tals was recognized by Con-gress in February, 1865, ingiving the rank of colonelto department surgeonshaving more than 4,(1(10hospital beds under theircharge, and of lieutenant-colonel to those havingless than that number. THE MURDEROUS TWO-WHEELED AND MERCIFUL FOUR-WHEELED AMBULANCE. UNITED STATES AMBULANCE REPAIR SHOE AT WASHINGTON the front or rear. If the ambulance train could not reach theplaces where the wounded were lying, it was halted at thenearest practicable point, and the ambulance corps went for-ward and removed the wounded to the ambulances by means oflitters. The ambulance train then removed the wounded to thefield-hospitals, the service of which is later discussed and ofwhich there Avas one to each division, where more elaborate pro-fessional treatment was received. These field-hospitals wereusually located just beyond the range of artillery fire. Some-times several of them were established close together, and iftactical conditions permitted, they would be brought up andestablished on an occupied battlefield, thereby saving the timeand suffering incident to removal of the wounded therefrom. After reaching the field-hospitals and receiving the nec-essary attention to fit them for further transportation, thewounded were removed as soon as possible to
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