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Maj. Letterman started the US Army's medical corps during the US Civil War (1861-1865). He created the three tier system used up thru the Vietnam War (and still might be used today in the 21st century). The 3 tiers were the: Aid Stations (heavily used in Vietnam); MASH units made famous during the Korean War; and General Hospitals. Being new, the most common US Civil War bandages most likely were bed linens (sheets, etc.) as they were the most common readily available material that was (and still is) suitable for field dressings. Prior to the Civil War, for the US Military, medical men, to include stretcher bearer's, assistants, etc., were "slapped together" (using whatever men were available, that weren't needed as riflemen, cavalrymen, or artillerymen, etc.). Maj. Letterman put some organization into the matter.
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Who sent bandages medicines and food to union army camps durning the civil war?
The U.S. Sanitary Commission
How was medical treatment during the Civil War?
During the American Civil War , medical treatment was crude where amputations were done without the benefit of anesthesia and there were more who died from disease than through warfare .
Why was martin r delany important in the civil war?
he was a field officer and a medical person
Which of these people worked tirelessly to get help and medical supplies to the wounded soldiers in the Civil War?
Clara Barton
Which was first Civil War or spanish American war?
Civil War
