PDF The Navy in the Civil War (Illustrated Edition) by A.T. Mahan in History

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U.S.S. Red Rover; as a hospital ship; may seem rather primitive compared to modern medical facilities; including modern hospital ships. Her story; however; is of significant consequence as it relates at least three military and medical advances: the use of African-American personnel in the military; the establishment of nursing with the Sisters of the Holy Cross being the forerunners of the Navy Nurse Corps; and the utilization of a maritime vessel for the first time as a hospital ship. This narrative relates; from official records and related sources; the dynamics that enabled this transformation to come to fruition. Well known is the fact that the development of ironclads during the War between the States was a major advance in modern warfare. Less well known; but equally significant; are the advances resulting from the utilization of Red Rover as our first hospital ship. This narrative tells that story in well-documented detail.