Classification of disease cases in the volunteer army The United States Sanitary Commission, a civilian organization, sent physicians and others to inspect U.S. Army camps and hospitals during the Civil War, gathering data on camp and hospital conditions, health of the troops, and supplies needed. In December 1861, the USSC sent a report to the Secretary of War, including this tally of illness from disease and violence, comparing the American figures with those from the British casualties in the Crimean War (1852-54). The authors noted that disease disabled far more troops than did violence, in both conflicts. Page 49 of A Report to the Secretary of War of the Operations of the Sanitary Commission, and upon the Sanitary Condition of the Volunteer Army, its Medical Staff, Hospitals, and Hospital Supplies. Washington, DC: McGill and Witherow, 1861. McGill & Witherow, 1861 United States Sanitary Commission Text Excerpts Monographs Archival Materials 1 pages nlm:nlmuid-9918573882206676X19-doc 9918573882206676X19 http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918573882206676X19 English Profiles in Science