The Sanitary Commission of the United States Army : a succinct narrative of its works and purposes.

  • United States of America. Sanitary Commission.
Date:
1864
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Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    quiry and Advice, in respect of the Sanitary Interests of iJie United States Forces^'' be organized, and that the Commission direct its inquiries to the principles and practices connected with the inspection of recruits and enlisted men; the sanitary condition of the volunteers; to the means of preserving and re- storing the health, and of securing the general comfort and efficiency of troops; to the proper provision of cooks, nurses, and hospitals; and to other objects of like nature. That official paper proceeds to state that— ^ The Commission will frame such rules and regulations, in respect of the objects and modes of its inquiry, as may seem best adapted to the purpose of its constitution, which, when approved by the Secretary, will be established as general guides of its in- vestigation and action. A room with necessary conveniences will be provided in the city of Washington for the use of the Commission, and the mem- bers will meet when and at such places as may be convenient to them for consultation, and for the determination of such ques- tions as may come properly before the Commission. In the progress of its inquiries, the Commission will corre- spond freely with the Department, and with the Medical Bureau, and will communicate to each, from time to time, such observations and results as it may deem expedient and im- portant. Without delay the greater number of the gentlemen named by the Surgeon-General and the Secretary of War convened at Washington, and adopted the Plan of Organization, which eti]! remains as the broad basis and outline-scheme of its widely ex- tended operations. This scheme, which we find republished in No. 25 of the Commission's Documents, appears to have been entirely harmonious with the views set forth by the Special Committee that had originally suggested the institution of tho Commission, The organic structure of the Commission was, from the first, and still continues to be, exceedingly simple and efibctive. With