Reports on the operations of the inspectors and relief agents of the Sanitary Commission after the battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862 / by J.H. Douglas and C.W. Brink.

  • Douglas, John Hancock, 1824-1892.
Date:
1863
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Credit: Reports on the operations of the inspectors and relief agents of the Sanitary Commission after the battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862 / by J.H. Douglas and C.W. Brink. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    practicable, the first lieutenant commanding the division ambu- lances, of the location of the Hospital. No medical officer will leave the position to which he shall have been assigned without permission ; and any officer so doing will be reported to the Medical Director of the Corps, who will report the facts to this office. Medical Directors of Corps will apply to their Commanders on the eve of a battle for the necessary guard, and men for fatigue duty. This guard will be particularly careful that no stragglers be allowed about the hospital, using the food, &c, prepared for the wounded. No wounded will be sent away from any of these Hospitals without authority from this office. Previous to an engagement a detail will be made by Medical Directors of Corps, of the proper number of medical officers, who will, should a retreat be found necessary, remain and take care of the wounded. This detail the Medical Directors will request the Corps Commanders to announce in orders. The skilful attention shown by medical officers of this army to the wounded upon the battle-fields of South Mountain, Crampton's Gap, and Antietam, under trying circumstances, gives the assurance that, with this organization, the Medical Staff of the Army of the Potomac can with confidence be relied upon under all emergencies to take the charge of the wounded entrusted to its care. Jona. Letterman, Surg, and Med. Director. From Dr. Brink's report accompanying this, it will be seen that in every division this plan was the one pursued after the battle of Fredericksburg. Having witnessed the operations of the medical department upon various fields in the East and the West, I cannot but express my admiration of the prompt and efficient manner with which the whole arrangement was car- ried out, to the honor of the medical corps, the advancement of science, and the credit of humanity. The Ambulance Corps, as at present organized, has proved a success. Composed entirely of enlisted men, it is subject to the