Report of Lewis H. Steiner, M. D., Inspector of the Sanitary Commission

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Excerpt from Report of Lewis H. Steiner, M. D., Inspector of the Sanitary Commission: Containing a Diary Kept During the Rebel Occupation of Frederick, MD. And an Account of the Operations of the U. S. Sanitary Commission During the Campaign in Maryland, September, 1862 Frederick L. Olmsted, Esq., Secretary U. S. Sanitary Commission: In accordance with your request, I have the honor to transmit an account of my operations as Sanitary Inspector during the hist month. The engagements which crowd so thickly upon me just now, prevent that careful preparation which a report, including incidents of such deep interest to every American, should receive from the reporter. The best that I can do is to give you as faithful an account as my diary and recollections, and the reports of other officers of the Commission, will enable me, in as few words as possible, deprecating all criticism of its style and finish. On reporting for duty in Washington at the end of August, I arrived the day of the battle at Bull Run. The urgent necessities of the wounded demanding instant attention, at the suggestion of Dr. Jenkins, Associate Secretary, I went out in the ambulance train on Saturday and remained until Sunday evening. The report of my visit was handed in to Dr. J. shortly after my return. The remaining portion of the first week of the month was occupied in examining the U. S. Military Hospital, known as the Soldier's Home. A report embodying the result of my examination has been heretofore submitted. Friday, September 5. - Left Washington at 6 o'clock, under the impression that the Confederate army had crossed the Potomac the preceding evening and were then in Frederick. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.