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A Study of Army Camp Life during American Revolution

Note 83 — Chapter III · HEALTH AND SANITATION

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Journals of Congress, Vol. II, pp. 209, 210, 211.

84. Journals of Congress, Vol. III, p. 294.

85. Ibid., p. 296.

86. Ford, Writings of Washington, Vol. V, p. 204.

87. Journals of Congress, Vol. II, p. 568.

88. The country was divided into departments or divisions and in each department there was what was called a general departmental hospital, in distinction to the regimental hospitals where the soldier received immediate care, before being sent to the general hospital.

89. Coit, Orderly Book, (June 7, 1775) p. 36.

90. Jordon, "Military Hospitals at Bethlehem and Lititz during the Revolution" in Penn. Mag. Vol. XV, p. 137.

91. Jordon, "Military Hospitals at Bethlehem and Lititz during the Revolution" in Penn. Mag. Vol. XX, p. 137.

92. Lewis, Orderly Book, (June 11, 1776) p. 49.

93. Chastellux, Travels in America, p. 70.

94. Thacher, Military Journal, p. 31.

95. Ibid., p. 112.

96. Jordon, "Continental Hospital Returns, 1777–1780," Penn. Mag. Vol. XXIII, p. 38.

97. Chastellux, Travels in America, p. 70.

98. Elbert, Orderly Book, (Feb., 11, 1778) p. 101.

99. American Archives, Ser. V, Vol. III, Col. 1584.

100. Goodale, British and Colonial Army Surgeon, p. 10.

101. Dr. Waldo, Diary (Dec. 25, 1777) p. 31.

102. Thacher, Military Journal, p. 112.

103. Jordon, "Military Hospitals at Bethlehem and Lititz during the Revolution" Penn. Mag. Vol. XV, p. 137.

104. Jordon, "Continental Hospital Returns 1777–1780", Penn. Mag. Vol. XXIII, p. 219.

105. Jordon, "Continental Hospital Returns 1777–1780". Penn. Mag., Vol. XXIII, p. 211.

106. Jordon, "Continental Hospitals Returns, 1777–1780", Penn. Mag. Vol. XXIII, p. 216.

107. Ibid., p. 217.

108. Sermon quoted in Mass. Hist. Soc. Pro. Ser. 1, Vol. IX, p. 275.

109. Shreve, Journal In Am. Hist. Mag., Vol. III, p. 565.

110. American Archives, Ser. 5, Vol. I, p. 145.

111. Ford, Writings of Washington, Vol. III, p. 447.

112. Ford, Writings of Washington, Vol. III, p. 5.

113. Coit, Orderly Book, (June 1, 1775.), p. 15.

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