The Army Medical Department, 1865-1917. Volume 3,

Abstract

The Civil War's chief legacy to the Medical Department was an increase in the traditional peacetime burdens of the Surgeon General's Office. In the years that followed the surrender at Appomattox, the office would be asked to create both a medical museum and a medical history using specimens and case histories gathered during the conflict; in response to a congressional mandate, to provide Civil War veterans with prostheses and the information needed for pension applications; and, for a briefperiod, to manage the medical care of freed slaves. As a result, for decades after the end of the conflict, the Army's surgeon generals dealt with war-related challenges while carving out the department's historic mission of guarding the Army's health.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA309869

Entities

People

  • Mary C. Gillet

Organizations

  • United States Army Center of Military History

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine

Fields of Study

  • History
  • Sociology

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Care for Military Service Members and Veterans with Limb Loss or Disability.