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When the Civil War first started, the medical field was not yet established; there was little sanitation, and many were dying from infections and disease.
- As the Civil War went on, medical conditions improved.
- Survival rates increased, as well as the amount of people in the medical field.
The above picture shows a medical procedure in the beginning of the war.
"The Surgeon General was replaced with younger man, the Medical Corps was enlarged, and eight doctors were appointed to inspect sanitary conditions in the camps. The reorganization greatly improved relations between the Army and the Sanitary Commission."
- The Civil War: Twenty Million Yankees; The Northern Home Front
"...[The North and the South] began with a medical department that was much to small to meet the need of the sick and wounded of their rapidly growing armies, and both sides eventually made some changes to their organization."
- The Encyclopedia of Civil War Medicine
