The potential of this system of transport was quickly realized, but it was clear that it needed some work to make it more comfortable for the wounded. Wounded soldiers were taken from the battlefield by wagon more than 100 miles to the railroad depot at Rolla, where they were then loaded onto the bare floors of boxcars for the 110-mile journey to the general hospital in St. The first medical evacuation by rail occurred after the battle of Wilson’s Creek in Missouri, on August 20, 1861. The army quickly realized that they could make use of all the empty trains that were returning from the battlefields to transport the wounded. The first priority for the railroads was to ship army rations, followed by forage for the horses, ammunition, and then medical supplies.
government to take control of the railroads in the North. It wasn’t until January 1862 that President Lincoln authorized the U.S. In fact, it was the use of the railroad by the Confederate Army that gave them a tactical victory at First Bull Run/Manassas. While the North had a clear advantage, the South began to use its railroad system almost immediately for transferring troops and supplies. In 1861, when the Civil War began, there were more than 30,000 miles of railroad tracks in the North, and only 8,000 miles in the South. This idea would find its way to America during the Civil War. One of these was the use of trains for transporting the wounded. There were also great technical innovations. Florence Nightingale gained her fame by revolutionizing the nursing profession. As a result of having to deal with massive numbers of casualties, many medical innovations came out of the war. The Crimean War, fought from 1853 to 1856, was one of the bloodiest wars in the 19 th century. Getting On the Right Track-The Evolution of Civil War Hospital Trains Posted on: January 31st, 2023
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