Creator:

United States Sanitary Commission

Publisher:

McGill & Witherow

Title:

Classification of disease cases in the volunteer army

Date:

1861

Description:

The United States Sanitary Commission, a civilian organization, sent physicians and others to inspect U.S. Army camps and hospitals during the Civil War, gathering data on camp and hospital conditions, health of the troops, and supplies needed. In December 1861, the USSC sent a report to the Secretary of War, including this tally of illness from disease and violence, comparing the American figures with those from the British casualties in the Crimean War (1852-54). The authors noted that disease disabled far more troops than did violence, in both conflicts. Page 49 of 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. Washington, DC: McGill and Witherow, 1861.

Rights:

The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.

Genre:

Excerpts
Monographs

Format:

Text

Extent:

1 pages

Language:

English

NLM ID:

9918573882206676X19

Profiles Collection:

Risk Factors: Measuring and Rating Health, Illness, and Mortality

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/9918573882206676X19

Story Section:

Data Collecting during the U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865

Exhibit Tags:

civil