Lynch John S
Mil Med. 2003 Dec;168(12):1044-8.
The Federal Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery experienced a substantial loss of officers during 1861. It responded to the loss and the increased demand for its services by augmenting its regular medical officers with volunteer physicians. The medical corps more than doubled in size between 1861 and 1865 as a result of the recruiting efforts. Navy physicians were involved in blockade duty, anticommerce raider cruises, amphibious assaults, riverine duty, and staffing naval facilities ashore. Their services are virtually unknown despite their involvement in most naval activity during the war. This article illuminates their efforts. It does so by analyzing individual service records and reports compiled in the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies during the War of the Rebellion. The Bureau of Medicine and Surgery successfully met the demands made upon it during the American Civil War.
1861年，联邦海军军医局损失了大量军官。为应对人员损失以及对其服务日益增长的需求，该局通过招募志愿医生来扩充常规军医队伍。由于招募工作的开展，医疗军团的规模在1861年至1865年间扩大了一倍多。海军医生参与了封锁任务、袭击商船巡航、两栖攻击、内河任务以及为岸上海军设施配备人员。尽管他们在战争期间参与了大多数海军活动，但他们的贡献几乎不为人知。本文通过分析美国南北战争期间联邦和邦联海军官方记录中汇编的个人服役记录和报告，揭示了他们的努力。军医局在内战期间成功地满足了对其提出的各项要求。
