Military Medical and Surgical Essays

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The essays which are contained in the present volume were prepared, under the auspices of the United States Sanitary Commission, by gentlemen selected for their presumed acquaintance with the subjects upon which they were desired to write, and were originally published as separate monographs for gratuitous distribution to the medical officers of the army. The favor with which they have been received both at home and abroad, and the wish expressed in many quarters that they might be arranged in a more permanent form, have led to their collection and republication in one volume.<br><br>When the rebellion broke out, there were but few works treating of medical subjects from a military point of view which were attainable by the thousands of physicians who entered the army. That much good has been accomplished by the essays contained in this volume, scarcely admits of a doubt. The demand for them has been immense, and all of them have been reprinted several times. Though at the present day, when through the large experience winch our army medical officers have acquired, such monographs are scarcely necessary for their use, there are continually new candidates for military service coming forward to whom they cannot be too highly recommended.