 | Samuel David Gross - 1861 - 216 pages
...to permit the wounded to be laid in a horizontal position. These carriages were used for conveying the wounded from the field of battle to the hospitals of the lines, and combined, it is said, solidity with lightness and elegance. The number of men attached to... | |
 | Samuel David Gross - Medical emergencies - 1862 - 216 pages
...as to permit the wounded to be laid in a horizontal position. These carnages were used for conveying the wounded from the field of battle to the hospitals of the lines, and combined, it is said, solidity with lightness and elegance. The number of men attached to... | |
 | Ira M. Rutkow - Medical - 1988 - 628 pages
...composed of the officers of the medical and surgical departments. The order and march of these ambulances, and the duties of every one attached to them were...also introduced to carry off the dead for burial. The overseers who marched on foot were especially charged with this duty under the direction of the... | |
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They were designed to convey the wounded from the field of battle to the hospitals of the first line. 