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“Tell the General that My Men Are Cripples, and They Can’t Run”: The Field Service of the 18th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps, May-June 1864

Not many of the Veteran Reserve Corps saw little active service during the Civil War. Read about the experience of the 18th Regiment who did.

This presentation will examine the unique challenges the 1864 Overland Campaign created for the Army of the Potomac’s Medical Department.