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The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. Part III, Volume I. (3rd Medical volume) (1888) (14739735016)

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Title: The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. Part III, Volume I. (3rd Medical volume)

Year: 1888 (1880s)

Authors: U.S. Army Surgeon General's Office

Subjects: Civil War military medicine Medicine, Military -- History United States Medical care United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Medical and sanitary affairs

Publisher: Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine

Contributing Library: U.S. Army Medical Museum

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l the territory passed over by General Bhermans army in its march throughGeorgia to the Atlantic Coast, and thence northward to Washington, D. C. The map shows in a general way the greater frequency of the malarial fevers in thesouthern portions of the Atlantic and Central regions. Apparent exceptions were dm- toeasily explained circumstances. Tiius, in the Atlantic region the troops in the Departmentof the South suffered less than those of the North Carolina command, because the greaterportion of the former occupied tjuring most of the war comparatively healthy sites on coast 12)° 122° iir 112° 107 102° Lanyladf \yesi9?°&om fte«dwidt ///r^ \ * ^«-»v MAP OF The United States showing the PREVALENCE of MALARIAL FEVERS in the VTirious Milil.iiT DcpaJ-UiiPiits during J^p Kcbollion, bvdopthorrinl proporlionod to Uio Annual Rnlios of cases per Thousand of Strength . Under200casesannually CZH GOO - SOOannuaily CZm200-400 ., .. C n 800-1000 .. dn 400 - 600 ., .. E 1 over 1000 - K^

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^oniitllde^ye»tjO^ fraii_)\aahin5ton_ KMorm i ^ii r^i; AMONO THE V. S. FORCES. 101 islands, llail tlie forlniio of war carried thoin into the more malarious districts, tlioy wnuldundoubtedly have had an exi)erience similar u> that of the nhid tioojis that held those dis-tricts.^ Tims, also, in the CAiitral region the depth ol color cxinessive of )irevalcnct^ isgreater in the Hepartment of Arkansas than in that of the (liilf, on account of the occupa-tion h\- tile troops of the unhealthy bottom lands in tlie Ioinier section ol the country. It Would be interesting in this connection to discuss tlie grogi-aphieal distribution ofthe malarial fevers among the civil populatiim of the United Stales and the garrisons ofour militai-y posts in limes of peace. Information on the latter hi\ad will be fouiul inFoHi;vs bookf and in tin imblications of the Surgeon ((eiierals ( MHce.J As lo the former,tlie works of J)i;AKt; and llii:srii ^ may be cc^nsulted. I)oth these writers havc^ i-elied toa

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