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Newspaper
Galesville Transcript
Location
Galesville, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1861
Page
5
The poem urges Lyons looms to weave not silks but flags and coarse garments for orphans while war consumes. It condemns trivial arts and calls Sibyl Arts to unite under Courage to shape humankind’s destiny, warning that without virtue Nature, God, Truth, and Freedom could fade.
Professor Brainard outlines army medical setup during war outbreaks detailing requisitions for supplies and shapes of field hospitals. He compares American British French practices, noting baggage wagon stores, portable dressings, and the use of field tents or barns as hospitals. The wounded travel routes marked by flags and surgeons operate from rear while musicians aid hospitals. The shock of wounds is treated with immediate stimulants.
The wounded often linger four days without dressings while surgeons seek them out for aid. At Suffering 12,000 soldiers with head and shoulder wounds walked to hospitals. Bayonet wounds occur after battle. Minie bullets cause more bone fractures. Pain relief relies on opiates and chloroform, with careful use and monitoring.
June reports: gunboat Monticello fires on rebel forces after a landing at Mr. Gessan's house. Surgeon Heber Smith wounded, Augustian Peterson mortally, six others hurt. Quaker City battles rebel dragoons in Lynn Haven Bay. Amelia captured near Charleston and sent to Philadelphia. Refuges, gunboats, and reconnaissance describe ongoing Union actions along the coast.
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