. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . A FEW OF THE WOUNDED AT GETTYSBURG To these rougli tents, erected by the Second Federal Army Corps, the wounded have Ijeen rushed (hiring the second and tliird daysof the mightiest of all American battles, just decided at a cost of 6,664 dead and 27,206 wounded. Accommodations are simple. Butcups hang at the front of the foremost tent wherewith to slake the sufferers thirst, and at least one woman nurse is present to soothetlieir fevered brows with the touch of her co
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . A FEW OF THE WOUNDED AT GETTYSBURG To these rougli tents, erected by the Second Federal Army Corps, the wounded have Ijeen rushed (hiring the second and tliird daysof the mightiest of all American battles, just decided at a cost of 6,664 dead and 27,206 wounded. Accommodations are simple. Butcups hang at the front of the foremost tent wherewith to slake the sufferers thirst, and at least one woman nurse is present to soothetlieir fevered brows with the touch of her cool hands. By this time the ambulance organization of the Union armies had been per-fected. Such was the efficiency of its administration that on the early morning of the 4th of July, 1863, the day after the battle, notone wounded soldier of the thousands who had fallen was left on the field. The inspector-general of the army himself reported this1 .300 1. SECOND CORPS HOSPIT.\L, UNION CENTER, NEAR MEADES HEADQUARTERS fact from personal investigation. During the Civil War, the number of battle casualties steadily increased, until in the year .ere no less than battles, actions, and skirmishes officially reported, and during the second quarter of that year n>ore than30,000 wounded were received in the Washington hospitals alone, while the total number of such admitted to all the s durmgthe same period exceeded 80,000. For the war period, May 1, 1861, to June 30, 1805, the cases admitted to hospitals or all surgicalcauses amounted to 408,072. with 37,531 deaths. Of this great number were gunshot wounds, with 33,053 deatl>s. Th,s g,vesa case-mortality among the wounded able to secure surgeons care of percent., a terrible ,oU of the nafon s young men.
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