Final Bloodshed: Hospitals and Caring for the Wounded in the Appomattox Campaign ( Chris M. Calkins, Patrick A. Schroeder - MD) tour On July 1st of 1863

On July 1st of 1863

Despite its sacrifices in the Eastern campaigns and successes in Tennessee

Lincoln closely supervised the victorious war effort

as two rival governments each claimed the mantle of civilized democracy

to participate in historical decision-making

Final Bloodshed: Hospitals and Caring for the Wounded in the Appomattox Campaign ( Chris M. Calkins, Patrick A. Schroeder - MD) tour On July 1st of 1863Four years of war provided the armies with many improvements. By the spring of 1865, the Medical Departments established efficient systems to deal with fallen soldiers. As a result, casualty survival improved during the last campaign. In this study, we have brought together numerous primary source accounts and documents of how both the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James followed these improved practices during the final campaign of the war