Hospital Transports a Memoir of the Embarkation of the Sick and Wounded From the Peninsula of Virginia in the Summer of 1862 [Ed. by F.L. Olmsted 2 Copies]

<p>Hospital Transports offers a firsthand account of the harrowing embarkation of sick and wounded soldiers from the Virginia Peninsula during the summer of 1862. Compiled under the direction of Frederick Law Olmsted and the United States Sanitary Commission this memoir provides a vital historical record of the medical challenges and logistical complexities of the Civil War. </p><p>The narrative sheds light on the efforts to transport and care for soldiers suffering from disease and battlefield injuries detailing the conditions aboard hospital ships and the struggles faced by medical personnel. This edition preserves the original observations and insights offering readers a unique glimpse into the human side of the war.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>