Comments on: Horror of the wounded http://behind.aotw.org/2006/10/18/horror-of-the-wounded/ the backwash of a digital history project Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:32:16 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Brian Downey http://behind.aotw.org/2006/10/18/horror-of-the-wounded/comment-page-1/#comment-2638 Brian Downey Fri, 20 Oct 2006 02:35:23 +0000 http://behind.aotw.org/2006/10/18/horror-of-the-wounded/#comment-2638 Thanks for the thoughts, Stephen, I think you've got some good points. Certainly about the structure of Army Medicine. There are hints that either the Army establishment had moved on by November, or may never have been present in a sufficient way. The Fogg letter suggests that the care of the wounded and sick, once separated from their units, was left to volunteer messmates and the civilian organizations. Of course that may just be an impression I get from her particular perspective ... Thanks for the thoughts, Stephen,

I think you’ve got some good points. Certainly about the structure of Army Medicine.

There are hints that either the Army establishment had moved on by November, or may never have been present in a sufficient way. The Fogg letter suggests that the care of the wounded and sick, once separated from their units, was left to volunteer messmates and the civilian organizations. Of course that may just be an impression I get from her particular perspective …

]]> By: Stephen Keating http://behind.aotw.org/2006/10/18/horror-of-the-wounded/comment-page-1/#comment-2635 Stephen Keating Thu, 19 Oct 2006 18:27:01 +0000 http://behind.aotw.org/2006/10/18/horror-of-the-wounded/#comment-2635 Could also be that at this still early date, the Medical evacuation and recovery system was still developing, still being mostly focused on the immediate battlefield evacuation of casualties. The echelon's above that level were still being developed. The one thing that strikes me is that as late as the Overland campaign, the Medical Corp is still out of the loop as far as knowing where the Army is moving and when. Could also be that at this still early date, the Medical evacuation and recovery system was still developing, still being mostly focused on the immediate battlefield evacuation of casualties. The echelon’s above that level were still being developed. The one thing that strikes me is that as late as the Overland campaign, the Medical Corp is still out of the loop as far as knowing where the Army is moving and when.

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