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A Report to the Secretary of War of the Operations of the Sanitary Commission, and Upon the Sanitary Condition of the Volunteer Army, Its Medical ... Supplies: December, 1861
Excerpt from A Report to the Secretary of War of the Operations of the Sanitary Commission, and Upon the Sanitary Condition of the Volunteer Army, Its Medical Staff, Hospitals, and Hospital Supplies: December, 1861
Situation of Camps - Camp sites have been generally selected for military reasons alone, and with little if any regard to sani tary considerations. The regimental surgeon has seldom been consulted on the subject. In many instances disease is directly traceable to this omission.
One fourth the regiments were found encamped on sites which had previously been occupied by others.
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Situation of Camps - Camp sites have been generally selected for military reasons alone, and with little if any regard to sani tary considerations. The regimental surgeon has seldom been consulted on the subject. In many instances disease is directly traceable to this omission.
One fourth the regiments were found encamped on sites which had previously been occupied by others.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
110 pages, Hardcover
First published September 27, 2015
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