The Civil War saw the use of ships as hospitals and for patient transport.
Hospital Ships
Read about the conclusion of the USS Red Rover’s hospital ship service as well as the diverse crew members that cared for the wounded throughout the war.
Read about the extensive service on the Mississippi River of one of the most famous hospital ships of the Civil War – the USS Red Rover.
Frederick Law Olmsted’s memoir “Hospital Transports” describes the efforts of the United States Sanitary Commission during the Peninsula Campaign in 1862.
