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Title: The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Miller, Francis Trevelyan, 1877-1959 Lanier, Robert S. (Robert Sampson), 1880-
Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Pictorial works United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865
Publisher: New York : Review of Reviews Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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, PATftrOT PUB. CO. AMBULANCES GOING TO THE FRONT—BEFORE THE WILDERNESS CAMPAIGN In the foreground of this photograph stand seven ambulances and two quartermasters wagons, Ijeing ))re-pared for active service in the field. Tiie scene is the headquarters of Cajjtain Bates, of the Third ArmyCorps, near Brandy Station. The following month (May, 1864) the Army of the Potomac moved to thefront under General Grant in his decisive campaign from the Wilderness onward. A large quantity ofstores lie upon the ground near the quarterma.sters wagons ready for transportation to the front. As itbecame evident that any idea of providing each regiment with its indi\idual hospital was impracticable in alarge command, efforts were made to afford hospital facilities for each division at the front. As aresult, the regimental medical supplies—the wagons containing which had usually been back with the fieldtrain when rcciuired during or after action—were largely called in and used to equip a single ce

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