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703 Series I Volume XLVI-I Serial 95 - Appomattox Campaign Part I

Page 703 Chapter LVIII. THE APPOMATTOX CAMPAIGN.

raised. Those regiments encamped in the open ground where there was no shade built arbors over their quarters for protection from the heat.

The First Division had an excellent location on an irregular ground, drained thoroughly well be nature; water was abundant and good. The soil on which the Second Division was settled was more retentive of moisture, but one that could have been well drained had the probability of a prolonged stay or the character of the weather rendered it necessary. Good water was scarce in this vicinity; the different regimental commands had dug wells, but the water obtained at no great distance from the surface was not clear, and, except when freshly drawn, had a surface-water taste. The Third Division was situated in a belt of woods; water was plentiful and good in the ravines. The division field hospitals were settled int he neighborhood of their commands upon good sites. The following represent their constitution at this time:

Hospital. Site. Water. Drainag Sinks.

e.

First Division. Good. Good. Good. Good.

Second Division. Good. Good. Good. Good.

Third Division. Fair. Good. Fair. Good.

Artillery Brigade. Good. Good. Good. Good.

Total. --- --- --- ---

Hospital. Medic Chapl Other Hospi

al ains. commi tal

offic sione stewa

ers. doffi rds.

cers.

First Division. 4 1 1 2

Second Division. 3 1 1 1

Third Division. 7 2 1 3

Artillery Brigade. 1 --- --- 1

Total. 15 4 3 7

Hospital. Enlist Tents

ed .

men.

First Division. 52 23

Second Division. 45 17

Third Division. 38 19

Artillery Brigade. 11 5

Total. 146 64

Hospital. Ventila Cooking Supplie Cleanl

tion. . s. iness,

&c.

First Division. Good. Good. Fair. Good.

Second Division. Good. Good. Fair. Good.

Third Division. Good. Good. Fair. Good.

Artillery Brigade. Good. Good. Fair. Good.

Total. --- --- --- ---

Hospital. Completen Neatness. Medica Tent

ess. l s.

wagons

.

First Division. Complete. Fair. 1 6

Second Division. Complete. Fair. 2 5

Third Division. Complete. Fair. 1 7

Artillery Brigade. Complete. Fair. 1 2

Total. --- --- 5 20

The following is a consolidated monthly report of sick and wounded treated in the field hospitals during April, 1865:

Remaining in hospital March 32, 1865.

Hospital. Sick. Wounded Total.

.

First Division. 74 286 360

Second Division. 26 122 148

Third Division. 104 30 134

Artillery Brigade. --- 2 2

Total. 204 440 644

Admitted since March 31, 1865.

Officers. Enlisted men.

Hospital. Sick. Wounde Sick. Wound

d. ed.

First Division. 2 25 155 410

Second Division. 4 7 152 22

Third Division. 4 20 318 284

Artillery Brigade. --- --- 7 ---

Total. 10 52 632 716

Admitted since March 31, 1865.

Others corps.

Hospital. Sick. Wounded Rebels,

. wounded

.

First Division. 9 22 34

Second Division. --- 23 4

Third Division. --- 37 28

Artillery Brigade. 1 --- ---

Total. 10 82 66

Admitted since March 31, 1865.

Total.

Hospital. Sick. Wounded Aggrega

. te to

be

account

ed for.

First Division. 166 491 1.017

Second Division. 156 56 360

Third Division. 322 369 825

Artillery Brigade. 8 --- 10

Total. 652 916 2.212


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