03094cam a22004213u 4500 52122 UtSlPG 20260610134212.0 m cr n 260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 10023121 UtSlPG en iso639-1 E456 Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903 Hospital transports Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2016 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2016-05-22 Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Hospital Transports: A Memoir of the Embarkation of the Sick and Wounded from the Peninsula of Virginia in the Summer of 1862" is a historical account published in the early 1860s. This work compiles observations and experiences from the Sanitary Commission's efforts to care for sick and wounded soldiers during the American Civil War. The memoir provides insight into various logistics, operations, and the personal narratives of those involved in the hospital transport service, particularly focusing on the challenges and successes of the commissions during a critical time. The opening of the memoir introduces the setting of the Civil War and details the Sanitary Commission's response to the urgent need for medical transport of soldiers from the Peninsula of Virginia. It outlines the initial task of refitting the transport ship, the "Daniel Webster", to provide a suitable environment for recovering patients. Early challenges included inadequate medical arrangements, harsh conditions for the sick, and the immense logistics required for transport and care at sea and during battle. The narrative includes firsthand accounts from various members of the commission, highlighting both the suffering of the men being transported and the dedicated efforts of the volunteers, surgeons, and nurses working tirelessly to provide care amid chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Hospitals United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care United States Sanitary Commission Hospital ships -- United States -- History -- 19th century Hospital ships -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century Transports -- United States -- History -- 19th century Transports -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century Medical personnel -- United States -- Correspondence Peninsular Campaign, 1862 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52122 92956 92956